Blackpool's Jake Daniels has become the first active openly gay professional male footballer in the UK since 1990 after coming out publicly and making an announcement on Monday.

The 17-year-old recently signed a professional contract with the Championship team and made his club debut earlier this month.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Daniels said he hopes that he can become a role model for others and hopes there will be a gay Premier League footballer in the future.

"Of course I am aware that there will be a reaction to this and some of it will be homophobic, maybe in a stadium and on social media," he said.