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Dan Tickner

Dan Tickner is a DJ and writer for The Huffington Post and the Green Soccer Journal. He's also a story developer at Pulse Films.

June 2016

  • O’Neill (r) said he and his assistant, Roy Keane (l), had taken other people to the Super Bowl with them so people didn’t think they were ‘queers’.

    Martin O’Neill’s gaffe must trigger a wider debate on homophobia in football

    Dan Tickner
    The comments from the Ireland manager were dismaying. But perhaps this affair can trigger a bout of soul-searching within the sport

October 2015

  • Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Rogers runs during the second half of the MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders in Carson<br>Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Robbie Rogers runs during the second half of the MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders in Carson, California May 26, 2013. Rogers is the first openly gay player on a major men's professional team in North America. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) - RTX102L8

    English footballers and fans will end the stigma around gay players themselves

    Dan Tickner
    The news that two Premier League players may come out is no longer shocking. But the response they receive will be the true test of football’s tolerance
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