Gay Soccer Player May Return To Game
In February pro soccer player Robbie Rogers came out and announced his retirement on the same day. But hang on, Rogers was spotted training with the Los Angeles Galaxy this week.
The 25-year-old, who has 18 caps for the U.S., accepted an invitation from Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena to train with the team, which posted pictures of Rogers in action on their social media sites. Californian Rogers made his name in MLS with the Columbus Crew but under league rules, his rights would be held by the Chicago Fire if he was to return to play. Chicago head coach Frank Klopas told the team's website on Tuesday that they would be interested in signing Rogers. "The only thing I can tell you is he's a very good player and the first option is to always look to bring him to our team if he decides to play," said Klopas. "It's great that he's back into it. He's a young man with a lot of years left and it's something he loves doing. You can never get that back when its past."It's not clear if Rogers' possible return to the sport has anything to do with the positive public reaction to the coming out of Jason Collins.
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