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Lineker salutes Daniels
Gary Lineker believes Jake Daniels’ decision to come out as the UK’s only openly gay men’s pro footballer has opened the door for others to follow suit.
The Blackpool ace, 17, was praised by the likes of England skipper Harry Kane and Prime Minister Boris Johnson after publicly revealing his sexuality yesterday.
And former Three Lions star Lineker said: “I think he will be massively accepted. Not just in his own dressing room but players he plays against.
“I think, overall, dressing rooms wouldn’t think about it. They will consider if you’re a good footballer or not. That’s all that matters.
“I’m so pleased as I think he is going down a path many others will follow and I think the game will be better for it.
“Once they see that the overwhelming majority of people will be accepting, others will follow suit.”
Howe about that?
Eddie Howe claims Newcastle produced the best performance of his reign against Arsenal last night.
Howe, 44, has transformed the Toon’s fortunes since taking charge last November and his side’s 2-0 win at St James’ Park all but ended the Gunners’ hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
With Newcastle sitting 12th in the Premier League ahead of their final game of the season at Burnley on Sunday, the delighted Magpies boss said: “This was the best performance since my arrival.
“The motivation was personal pride and performing in front of our supporters and leaving on a good note into the summer.
“We were very aggressive, good physically. It’s not an easy game, Arsenal are top quality. Credit to the players.
“We knew this was something we hadn’t achieved — getting something against the top six. In the future we’ll have to compete against these teams.
“We have to have confidence we can win anywhere. This will help us.”
