A Norwegian referee breaks the taboo: "It has arrived the moment to say that I am gay"

Tom Harald Hagen, of 42 years, has expressed his sexual orientation in an interview in his country, after having arbitrated a party in which, according to reports, a player would have expressed insults homófobos. In said meeting, contested on 25 October, between the Kristiansund and Valerenga, Hagen listened like the forward Framur Kastrati directed to the rival technician with insults homofóbicos, an action that would have motivated to the silbante to declare openly gay and like this break the tabú that exists in the international football.

Hagen, the one who has been arbitrating in the first division of the football of Norway from the 2008, expressed that this decision was it meditando by long. Likewise, it manifested that it feels that this was the suitable moment to do it and commented that it thinks that "of this only will go out positive things". Besides, it expressed that it has known it all his life and that, from this time on, will be able to go with the head very in high when it touch him arbitrate another meeting.

On the other hand, the Norwegian mentioned that this situation has to change in the world futbolístico, as it does not have to be seen like something bad or negative, but by the contrary, have to respect to all by equal. "It is the satisfy of the irony that I was leading this party. Perhaps it said it (the forward) by whim, this can happen in the football, but have to undo us of this", indicated.

Sport and homosexuality

These two appearances follow being very desligados in the actuality, as in the present exist very few players that have expressed openly be homosexual, situation that according to the silbante can give , as to him him sucedió, for having a true degree of fear to the criticisms". However, for Hagen, this panorama has to change, since "it prevents that many play to the football".

One of the footballers that recently has spoken on the subject is AlbinEkdal , player of the Fiorentina. The mediocampista Swedish pronounced on this problem in the last meeting of the European Parliament, in where it affirmed that "in an ideal world anybody would feel uncomfortable when saying that it is homosexual but, unfortunately, the reality is distinct… A lot of would want to do it but do not feel free to do it by fear to negative reactions".

Like this they prepared the referees of LaLiga 2020-21