Jacob Leeks
@Jacob_Leeks
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Senior Sports Reporter for @MirrorSport and @MirrorFootball. Chairman of @blazefc. @FvHtweets 2023 and 2024 Awards Football Media winner. 🏳️🌈
Birmingham, England
Joined March 2017
EXCL: Josh Cavallo has been vocal on LGBT+ rights ever since coming out. But football's chiefs are ignoring him. Here's my interview with the Australian, covering Saudi, death threats and his trailblazing life. Hard to believe he's only 24. Read the story:
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Unfortunately I can't make it this year to defend my title, but please do get your nominations in for a variety of awards, which really do recognise the incredible work being done for LGBT+ inclusion in football, across all levels.
🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ We know there’s so much good work being done across football on LGBTQ+ inclusion - NOW is the time to shout about it! 🏆 The Football v Homophobia Awards is your chance to be celebrated - but time is running out to nominate… ⏳/1
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RT @BirminghamPride: Started in 2005, @blazefc has been offering LGBTQ+ people a safe space to play football, without fear of discriminatio…
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RT @MirrorFootball: 🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨 😮 FA ignore gay star Josh Cavallo's plea and help push through Saudi Arabia World Cup plan ✍️ @Jacob_Le…
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This week's headlines have proven that we have so much further to go when it comes to LGBT+ inclusion. But as a community, we need to move with the times and firm up our message to drive homophobia out of the game, making it a sport we can all be involved in.
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RT @LizMaryWard: What a horrible way to spend your time. I really pity you Oliver, must be hard living with so much hate in your heart.
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EXCL: Stonewall's CEO Simon Blake has opened the door to making changes to Rainbow Laces with several players having refused to engage with this year's campaign. Blake was speaking to me before the refusals came to light. Read the full story:
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RT @luketuffs: Putting it out there. As a gay man in football, there is no way Marc Guehi should be sanctioned. I completely back him. T…
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RT @AdamCrafton_: Exclusive @TheAthleticFC Man United players abandoned plan to walk out in Adidas jackets in support of LGBTQ+ v Everton…
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EXCL: Tonight's game vs Man Utd is Arsenal's dedicated Rainbow Laces fixture. It was great to speak to the @gaygooners as they urged their fellow fans to back the message of LGBT+ inclusion. Read the full story:
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Honestly think the Guehi situation has been blown out of all proportion. He wore the armband, yeah he wrote on it but it wasn’t a homophobic message. Morsy meanwhile outright refused, that’s where the focus should be.
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RT @ZanderMurray: I say this as a gay ex pro footballer. Utter travesty if this man gets sanctioned. I turned on the @premierleague las…
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NEW: Sam Morsy has again refused to wear the Rainbow armband for tonight’s game against Crystal Palace, which is Ipswich’s dedicated Rainbow Laces game. The club cited “religious reasons” for his refusal to wear it in the defeat to Forest. Full story:
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RT @AdamCrafton_: some people in football and half of Twitter seem to have an issue with promoting LGBT, as though it’s something nurtured…
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This story has now been updated with the Premier League's stance on Morsy. They have told @MirrorFootball he will face no punishment as wearing Rainbow armbands is not compulsory.
EXCL: The FA have left the door open to punishing Sam Morsy over his refusal to wear a Rainbow armband. They declined to comment on the incident to @MirrorFootball but did NOT outright deny that Morsy could face some form of punishment. Full details:
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EXCL: @MirrorFootball can reveal Marc Guehi will NOT be charged by the FA for writing 'I love Jesus' on his Rainbow armband on Saturday. Guehi and Crystal Palace have instead been issued with a formal reprimand by the FA. Read the full story:
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