I 'm there to be shot down in flames . '' U.S. soccer player Robbie Rogers has `` come out '' as gay and retired from the game . The 25-year-old had been playing in England with third-tier Stevenage until recently . He wrote on his blog : `` Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay '' or at least that it is not a choice, but rather an unfortunate biological fact of life.
U.S. soccer player Robbie Rogers has `` come out '' as gay and retired from the game . The 25-year-old had been playing in England with third-tier Stevenage until recently . He wrote on his blog : `` Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay '' or at least that it is not a choice, but rather an unfortunate biological fact of life.