EPISODE · Nov 2, 2022 · 29 MIN
The One with Anton Hysén
from The LGBT Sport Podcast · host BBC Radio Cornwall
It’s been more than a decade since Swedish footballer Anton Hysén came out.At the time, he was one of the only men in the world of football to be open about his sexuality – and while he was always pretty chilled about the whole thing, he admits that the attention got close to overwhelming at times.More than ten years on from sharing his story, Anton is still an inspiration to so many gay and bisexual men in the beautiful game, so it was high time that we got him onto the show to talk about his journey.It’s all here – from growing up as the son of former Swedish international Glenn Hysén, playing the beautiful game in the USA and Sweden, deciding to share his story… oh, and how it felt to triumph on the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing.Honestly, Anton might be one of the most chilled, relaxed that we’ve ever had on the podcast – and this was an absolute treat.WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @antoniohysen90 WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley [email protected]
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It’s been more than a decade since Swedish footballer Anton Hysén came out.At the time, he was one of the only men in the world of football to be open about his sexuality – and while he was always pretty chilled about the whole thing, he admits that the attention got close to overwhelming at times.More than ten years on from sharing his story, Anton is still an inspiration to so many gay and bisexual men in the beautiful game, so it was high time that we got him onto the show to talk about his journey.It’s all here – from growing up as the son of former Swedish international Glenn Hysén, playing the beautiful game in the USA and Sweden, deciding to share his story… oh, and how it felt to triumph on the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing.Honestly, Anton might be one of the most chilled, relaxed that we’ve ever had on the podcast – and this was an absolute treat.WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST? @antoniohysen90 WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley [email protected]
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