Professional footballers across Britain will be asked to wear rainbow-coloured laces in their boots next weekend in support of a campaign to tackle homophobia in the game.
Of the 5,000 or so players across the top leagues in England, Scotland and Wales none are openly homosexual, leading gay rights charity Stonewall to suggest that players are afraid to 'come out' because of the impact it could have on their careers.
Bookmakers Paddy Power are supporting the campaign which has the slogan "Right Behind Gay Footballers".
Sets of rainbow-coloured laces will be distributed to the 134 professional clubs in Britain.
