Jakub Jankto, a Getafe footballer who is on loan at Sparta Prague, has made public this Monday that he is gay. With an emotional video, the Czech midfielder has communicated to all his followers: “I am homosexual and I no longer want to hide.”
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The footballer played last season for Getafe, a club that has his sports rights, and played 14 games in the First Division. Now, playing for Sparta Prague, he has decided to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, the newspaper highlights. Brand from Spain.
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“Like everyone else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses, I have a family, I have my friends, I have a job that I have been doing to the best of my ability for years, with seriousness, professionalism and passion. Like everyone else. I also want to live my life in freedom. Without fears. Unprejudiced. No violence. But with love. I am homosexual and I no longer want to hide ”, Jakub Jankto stated in a video posted on his social networks.
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Jankto’s message, clear and direct, is from a free person who wants to take a step forward in a world of football in which until now very few have broken their silence on the matter. Although the Czech player is not the first footballer to make his homosexuality public, he is the first to have played in the Spanish League to do so. Undoubtedly, Jakub Jankto’s step forward is a brave gesture, to be applauded.
Juve and Getafe, the first clubs to show their support
As soon as he published his message, there were innumerable responses of encouragement and support for the player on social networks. Juventus Turin was the first football club, both in the men’s and women’s accounts, to respond to Jankto’s message. A heart and a rainbow to show the Czech international his support and admiration.
A few minutes later, and how could it be otherwise, Getafe, the club to which Jankto belongs, although he plays on loan at Sparta Prague, also showed their support for the Czech. An emoticon of applause, a blue heart… and a message of encouragement: “Our utmost respect and unconditional support for our footballer Jakub Jankto”.
With the passing of the minutes, there were many who wanted to show their support for the Czech for this step that he has decided to take. Osasuna, the Premier League with the beautiful message “we are with you, Jakub, football is for everyone”… And one of the first players who showed himself to be by Jankto’s side was a former teammate of his. Alex Meret, the Napoli goalkeeper who coincided with the Czech international in Udinese in the feared 2014-15 season, sent a heart to his teammate.
From the largest clubs and institutions worldwide to the most modest. Unionistas de Salamanca, a First Federation club that has always been in favor of the rights of homosexuals, also wanted to show their admiration for Jankto shortly after the news broke.
Jankto arrived at Getafe from Sampdoria
The Czech player, an international with his country, came to Getafe from Sampdoria, where he had played the last three seasons before joining the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
This 2022-23 season, Jankto played two games in the League of Nations with the Czech Republic and started all five games for his team in qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar, although they did not get a ticket to the final phase. of the world cup event. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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