Cagliari Footballer Jakub Jankto’s Christmas Message of Love and Inclusion

“We wish you a Merry Christmas.” This is the caption, accompanied by the tree emoticon, of the photo in which Cagliari footballer Jakub Jankto, one of only two active professional players to have come out (the other being Australian Josh Cavallo), shares a kiss with his partner, sending a message of free love and inclusion during the end-of-year holidays. Homophobic attack in Milan, couple holding hands gets beaten by a gang. “You are against nature.” Ivano Cipollaro punched in the face. Coming Out Jankto had revealed he was gay at the beginning of 2023, and last April, in an interview with ‘France Football’, he encouraged other colleagues to do the same because “there are other homosexuals in football.” Meanwhile, his Christmas message has sparked initial reactions even in the political world. “Homophobia is a common enemy, especially in the sports world. Cagliari footballer Jankto has rightly claimed his freedom and kicked homophobia,” commented the deputy leader of FdI in the Chamber, Alfredo Antoniozzi. “We can be divided on many things, and we have a specific and clear position regarding those who want to spread an LGBT culture – continues Antoniozzi -, but this has nothing to do with homophobia, which we deny and reject. Jankto’s message is important – he concludes -, especially for so many, too many, young people who are victims of shameful acts of bullying because of their sexual orientation.”