Ben Wilmot made his professional debut for Stevenage as a 17-year-old and moved to Watford less than a year later after bids to buy him from a clutch of Premier League clubs.
Since then he has enjoyed loan spells at Swansea and Italian side Udinese, along with appearances for England Under-21s, before a switch to Stoke in 2021.
His older brother Joe is gay and has been on the sidelines supporting Ben since they were boys.
They joined Football Focus to discuss the sport's relationship with sexuality - in the stands, in the changing rooms and in the media.