San Diego Loyal midfielder Collin Martin urges FIFA to listen to LGBTQ+ fans' concerns over the Qatar World Cup as he opens up on the homophobia he has faced in his own professional soccer career.
The 27-year-old has been working towards making soccer more inclusive for years ever since coming out in 2018 while playing in Major League Soccer. 
Now playing in the USL Championship, the San Diego Loyal star exclusively tells Sportsmail he 'prays' supporters feel safe cheering their teams on after revealing he worried there 'wasn't a place for FIFA World Cup him' in soccer growing up.









San Diego Loyal midfielder Collin Martin speaks exclusively with Sportsmail about coming out, his experiences of homophobia in soccer and FIFA World Cup the safety of gay fans at Qatar FIFA World Cup Cup






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