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International footballer Jakub Jankto comes out as gay: ‘I no longer want to hide’
Czech Republic footballer Jakub Jankto has come out as gay, saying he “no longer wants to hide” himself.
The 27-year-old Sparta Prague midfielder, on loan from Getafe, announced his news in a video on Monday 13 February.
“Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses,” he began.
“I have my job, which I have been doing as best as I can for years, with serious professionalism and passion. Like everybody else, I also want to live my life with freedom, without fears, without prejudice.”
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