article_snippet.sent: LA Galaxy Robbie Rogers (left) came out as being gay and was heavily supported by the sporting world .
article_snippet.sent: Former West Ham United midfielder 
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Hitzlsperger also came out as being gay not long after LA Galaxy Robbie Rogers (left) .
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Hitzlsperger, came out after having moved back to Germany or Italy. 
article_snippet.sent: In America, LA Galaxy Robbie Rogers (left) played there. '