Former A-League player Andy Brennan has become the first Australian male footballer to come out publicly as gay.
Brennan played for Newcastle Jets in the top flight between 2015 and 2017 and now lines up for Victorian National Premier Leagues side Green Gully.
While the 26-year-old says his decision to go public has been a big weight off his shoulders, he does not want to pressure others to do the same if they are not ready.
"You've got to realise that's who you are and you've just got to be who you are – whether you're gay or whatever, whoever you are," he told the Herald Sun.