Thomas Hitzlsperger responds to a question of Clarence Seedorf at the ‘FIFA Conference for Equality and Inclusion’ in Zurich on 6 March 2017 #FIFA4Equality [full video]
“I think it’s very important [to come out] because football players are role models and lot of people have issues with their own sexuality. And because footballers are role models, if they speak up, they make a change. Every time I read about a football player cheating on his wife - sorry, it does happen! - they talk about their sexuality. Every time I go into the office, I see my colleague’s picture with their husband or partner - a straight relationship - I immediatly find out, that they are straight. And I think, why can straight people tell me that they’re straight, and I should not talk about my sexuality?” - Hitz
I couldn’t say Messi’s better than Ronny.
I’d be doing an injustice to Ronny with what I’ve seen him do for us at close quarters, working so hard in training, and his mentality in games to get kicked like mad, get up, go again, get kicked, go again, be so hungry to score.