简介：Therearecurrentlyaround5,000professionalfootballersinBritain,butincrediblynotoneofthemhascomeoutpubliclyasgay.AmalFashanu,nieceofJustinFashanu,theonlyeveropenlygayBritishprofessional,goesonamissiontodiscoverwhynogayplayerhasfollowedinheruncle'sbootsinovertwentyyears.WitnessingthetypicalchantsfromopposingfansontheterracesatBrighton,Amalcanimmediatelyseewhygayplayerswillnotputtheirheadsabovetheparapet.ButoneofBritain'smostfamousgayfootballfans,MattLucas,tellsherthattheproblemextendsbeyondthefans. MaxClifford,whorevealshehashelpedseveralPremiershipstarskeeptheirhomosexualitysecretinordertopreservetheircareers,goesfurtherbyinsistingthatthementalityofmostpeopleinandaroundthegameremainsintheDarkAges.WhenAmalfinallynegotiatessomeaccesstostraightpremiershipstars-fromtheMillwalldressingroom-shelearnsthatattitudesamongstmanyfootballersmaynotbeasbadasfeared. ThePremiership'smostcontroversialandoutspokenplayer,JoeyBarton,wholikeAmalhasagayuncle,expresses'pity'forhisfellowprofessionalswholackthecouragetospeakoutonthesubject,butblamesthegame'shomophobiaonsomeofthe'archaicfigures'whorunthegame.Amalalsogainsaccesstoaprofessionalgameofficialpreparedtocomeforwardandmeethertodiscusslifeasagaymaninsidethegame,butthepoliticsofthegamepreventhim. Amidstthesefascinatingrevelationsaboutfootball'slasttaboo,Amalbecomesembroiledinadeeplypersonaljourney.Forthefirsttimesheisexposedtothefulltruthaboutherfamily'sdarkestsecrets.…