The former Everton, Aston Villa, West Ham and German international revealed that he is to a German Newspaper. He hopes to bring further debate to the subject of sexuality.
“In England, Italy and Germany being a homosexual is no big thing, at least not in the dressing room,” he said, before adding: “I was never ashamed of being who I am but it was not always easy to sit on a table with 20 young men and listen to jokes about gays. You let them get on with it as long as the jokes are somewhat funny and not too insulting.