Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud believes football is still a long way from being accepting of openly gay players.
The Frenchman spoke to Le Figaro's Baptiste Desprez (h/t ESPN FC's Jonathan Johnson) and discussed the coming out of former Germany, Aston Villa and Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger following his retirement, and the difficulty he believes gay players would still face:
"When I saw Thomas Hitzlsperger come out back in 2014, it was very emotional. It was at this time that I thought that it is impossible to be openly homosexual in football.