US Soccer Player Opens Up About Being Gay

MIDFIELDER, who won 18 caps for American national team, also reveals he has retired from football at 25.

Robbie Rogers: If You Are On The Sidelines, You're Not In The I wouldn't be surprised if schoolchildren across America thought the word “gay” is a synonym for “old,” because every time a professional athlete comes out of the

Former U.S. national team and Columbus Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers comes out as gay, stops playing soccer. The American soccer community was jolted Friday afternoon when one of the sport's more familiar faces, 25-year-old Robbie Rogers, declared

MIDFIELDER, who won 18 caps for American national team, also reveals he has retired from football at 25.

With the announcement from Robbie Rogers that he will be retiring from soccer, the young footballer joins a long list of athletes who exited the stage too soon. Mia Hamm- Hamm decided to leave the game at the age of 32.