Conor Coady
Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Conor Coady has been awarded the Football Ally Award at the annual British LGBT Awards on Friday evening. Coady was one of ten people nominated for the award, alongside Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, Jordan Henderson and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy – for the impact of ally ship towards the LGBT+ community within football. This year marks the seventh year of the British LGBT Awards, as it recognises people and organisations from the UK and worldwide who have gone above and beyond for the rights of LGBT+ people. On picking up the award from the event,
Conor Coady said: “I am very honoured to accept the Football Ally Award, and very flattered to have been selected amongst such a high profile and exceptional list of nominees. Despite being humbled to receive this award, I have to say that the support I have given to the LGBT+ community is not anything over and above what any ally should give and is only what I think anyone in my position should be able to offer. As I’ve said before, and I will say again, I am always there for any footballer who wants the support of a senior professional, and an ally, if they want to take the next step on their personal journey to come out as LGBT+. I want to reiterate that every single person, no matter their gender or sexuality, deserves to be themselves no matter what path in life they choose to take. I hope we can soon get to a day when a football player feels supported enough to be their true selves on the football field, but until that day, we all have some work to do.”
