Robbie Rogers, first out male athlete in U.S pro sports, retires from football
Robbie Rogers, the LA Galaxy defender who became the first openly gay male athlete in a major North American professional sport, is retiring from football.
“I would like to thank [former Galaxy coach] Bruce Arena for encouraging me to return to professional soccer after I came out as a gay man. I’d also like to thank all of my LA Galaxy team-mates for accepting me from the first day I stepped back into the locker room at StubHub Center,” he said.
Read the his full statement below – published on Instagram.
Photo By Noah Salzman (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
