Italy striker Antonio Cassano commented after he was asked about an Italian TV personality's claim that there are two gay players in the current Italy squad. His exact comment was "If they're queer, that's their problem. I hope there aren't any queers in the national team." The Milan striker's comments were largely laughed off at the time, but sparked outrage among gay rights groups. Those reactions prompted an apology on Tuesday, with Cassano issuing a statement which read: "I'm sincerely sorry that what I said has sparked controversy and protests from gay associations.
This is a very dosrespectful to many people who are homosexual. Cassano did not make the right dissicion and made himself look homophobic. This could have caused a large impact on his career.
As a soccer player I can tell you that there are huge homophobes all over the world and this is just an example. Now I think what he first said is fine when he said that if they're queer thats their problem which is true because you don't need to be in their business and you might as well let them be. But what he said secondly about hoping theres no homes in the national caused the controversy because thats being a homophobe. It's good that he apologized and kinda learned his lesson.
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