source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10558227/Thomas-Hitzlsperger-reveals-he-is-gay.html

Former Aston Villa, West Ham and Everton midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has announced he is gay, saying “I’ve never been ashamed of the way I am”.

The 31-year-old German, who won 52 caps for his country, made the announcement in Germany’s Die Zeit. newspaper on Wednesday.
He said: “I’m coming out about my homosexuality because I want to move the discussion about homosexuality among professional sportspeople forwards.”

“I’ve never been ashamed of the way I am,” he added.

Hitzlsperger also admitted that it has not always been easy living with some of the comments made on the subject, he said: “Just picture 20 men sat around a table together drinking.

“You’ve just got to let the majority be, just as long as the jokes are halfway funny and the talk about homosexuality doesn’t get too insulting. In England, Germany or Italy, homosexuality is not taken seriously as an issue, at least not in the dressing room.”

Hitzlsperger retired from the sport in September 2013 at the age of 31 after a series of injury problems.

He joined Aston Villa as a teenager in 2000 from Bayern Munich and went on to play for Stuttgart, Lazio, West Ham and Wolfsburg, with a short stint at Everton before the end of his career.

Hitzlsperger also enjoyed a successful international career, making his first senior international bow in 2004.

He represented Germany at the 2006 World Cup – though he only played 11 minutes of that competition – and the 2008 European Championship, where he started in the quarter-final, semi-final and final.

High-profile athletes from other sports have openly discussed their sexuality in recent years, with Olympic diver Tom Daley revealing in December he was in a relationship with a man.

But Hitzlsperger is only the fourth footballer to do so publicly.

There are currently no known openly gay footballers in the English and Scottish professional leagues.

Former Leeds and US winger Robbie Rogers came out as gay and quit English football in February 2013.

He later reversed his decision to quit the game and signed for LA Galaxy – but as of yet Rogers has no plans to return to the English league.

Before Rogers’ revelation, only two footballers had publicly said they were gay.

Justin Fashanu was the first professional footballer in Britain to come out, in 1990, before he took his own life eight years later, aged 37.

Swedish lower league player Anton Hysen – son of former Liverpool defender Glenn Hysen – came out in an interview with a Swedish football magazine in 2011.

source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10558227/Thomas-Hitzlsperger-reveals-he-is-gay.html

Good for him I say.

What as victoria secret angels picture got to do with pattaya?

What as Victoria Secret Angels picture got to do with Pattaya ? Research and get the right image before you post

i gave my opinion how i felt about the trailer .. i guess yours differ . No point trying to milk things

trailers are meant to be a teaser not a spoiler

The colour grading is wrong , too much blue and yellow. just by watching that trailer i can easily tell you the whole movie.

Always amaze me how people judge what they dont understand . Seems like a lot of you will rather choose to harbour corruption , murder , theft , bad government but you ready to slay someone else sexual orientation cause it differs from yours .

May be you should learn how to read and understanding what you read , Religion is the base of the argument here. I made my point , why don't you make yours or move on if you got no point to make.

Donpesid: this is nonesense my frnd, we ar nt talking abt religion here so sharap!!

AmiableJay:
What are you saying?

What are you reading ?. do your own math

Most Christian's always plays this card " God created adam and eve and not adam and adam or God created man and woman and not man and man " think for your self for once and look at things from a diffrent perspective , the same bible said that God created Eve from Adam's rib. Does that mean that Eve is a transgender/transexual since they both have same genetics? or Adam is married to his female clone .

From my own point of view and reasoning , Religion is the biggest scam ever sold to mankind .

Like seriously dude ? cleanse the land. i wonder how many people or elders will be left then . good luck on that one and i hope u survive the cleansing.... haaa i forgot u be saint ( you will just be fine )

porka:

I know this because rituals are being prepared now to cleanse the land by the elders concern.

It's considered an evil omen.

Plus, the commercial aspect of it is bad business.

You know what I mean?

No wonder the country is so stucked and bleeped up the way it is now.... someone wrote above " you don't want the land to be polluted " sorry to burst your bubble , the land is over populated already . GAY is the least of your issues. Religion dictate your way thinking and where as that lead you guys " corruption , fraud , lies ... the list goes on . A country where there is more church than schools. Do the math.

Can Student visa holder travel to the UK with one way ticket ?

The below link will answers some question regarding maintenance fee

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/resources/en/docs/marketing/tier4maintenanceguide

Just wanna share dis with you guys ,  cause i find it bizzare

candidate A . original CAS , fake school certificate , fake bank statement ,  he applied for a uk visa 5years ago with date of birth 1970 and was refused due to insufficient funds  , he got a new passport with same name but new date of birth 1975 and he stated in his application that he applied before and was refused but he lost his old passport . To my greatest shock he was granted a student visa yesterday

Candidate B: ( My cousin ).All documents original but was refused due to no strong relationship between him and his sponsor

I kinda wonder if some of dis ECOs keep records of applicants before the bio metric thingy started ( they should have detected that Candidate A as applied before with a fake D.O.B)

Came across the below link , it contains loads of informations
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/Tier4migrantguidance1.pdf

Here is a link to d only university in seychelles www.suf.sc , A beautiful island but the prices are up d roof .(expensive ) if u not a beach person then be ready for boredom. 7pm in Mahe (The capital) seychelles is like midnight.

The standard of education is pretty good but no chances of getting a part time job but there is 99% chance of getting a job in seychelles after your studies plus the pay is good. The only downs about Studying in Seychelles are :
Expensive
It is a beach life not a city life .

ok i get it . Enjoy it with some cold beer at the comfort of your home then .

MrCrackles:

Fuc.k South Africa. . . I am staying put where i am and watching from the comfort of my home!

Haba Mr Crackles , why u hate SA this much ??

First match for Nigeria will be in Ellis park , I advise you make your accommodation /hotel bookings thru a travel agent , most of the accommodations and flight have been booked by agencies and they sell at higher rate . if you go on fifa website and follow the 2010 world cup link you will see a list of travel agencies you can contact.

hope u visited praslin , love it there

Cant you guys read some true in what european is saying , typical nigerians hates people pointing fingers at them and laying out their errors . We should move on and correct our mistakes if we can instead some u guys kept arguing if european is really white and he does not write english like britons. Common guys wake up and move .

British english or not , he is on cheap drugs or not, he is simply saying the truth.

http://www.berjayahotels-resorts.com/beauvallon.htm

Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Beach Resort & Casino
Mahe Island, Seychelles

P.O. Box 550, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles,
Tel : +248 287-287
Fax : +248 247-943
Email : bhrseysm@berjayaseychelles.com


Hope the above helps , Seychelles immigration are a bit eccentric so be ready to answer some stupid questions.

Dubai is congested and noisy , heaven is not meant to be like that .

noble_gas1:

ha! i couldnt stop Laughin wen i saw dis , i ll keep on remindin U time & again dat am a Student and from ma knowledge, d Student is mostly current and knows almost everytin happenin in a particular area, even d guy dat sweeps d street has a resident card, i can place a bet on dat, why? i ll tell u why now, to Open a Bank account, u need a residence card, to send or recieve money, u need a residence card,to Browse in a Cyber cafe, u need a residence card,To travel out of d country(Xcept Tourist) u also need a residence card, to rent an apartment, U need a residence card, now please tell me wat u wanna do dat u will boycott d residence card huh am listenin Boo

and hey did i hear u say dat am afraid to see d other side? hahaha u gat 2 be kiddin me,aint nothin abt here dat i dont know 4rm d baddest club to just name it, so dere are no such things called afraid for me in dis Gulf jor

@ Noble , Better not let me open Dubai black book for you ooooo , 20% of foreign workers are illegal workers with no resident card .

Take your time and explore the dark side of emirates and u wil be surprised

I felt they got what the deserve , dem no get papers dem dey go near home office .

Will just stop responding to u kadmam , u just one dumb douchebag needing some attention. Those who got brains will see common sense in wat am saying

Busy Body u did not hit a nerve , I just felt your comment sick . because some peeps comes here and claim they need advise for their brother does not mean everyone does that.

Moreover if it is my brother or if it is me my point still remains . Break the rule if u not lucky with it then face the consequence .

Oh now i know that some peeps are sick here .

Tope i think what u need is DSLR , where u can control your aperture , ISO and exposure . Am not sure anyone will be willing to sow such out

Save some cash and am sure u can get a good DSLR around 700usd