The majority of football fans in Britain would have no issues with an openly gay player at their club, according to a survey carried out for BBC Radio 5 live.
Last week Football Association chairman Greg Clarke told a Department for Culture, Media and Sport select committee he 'would be amazed' if there were not a gay player in the Premier League and felt 'ashamed' that to date no one had been confident enough to publicly reveal their sexuality.
Clarke also believed an openly gay Premier League player would be subjected to 'significant abuse' from supporters and he would be 'cautious' about advising a player to come out until homophobic abuse could be stamped out.