Homophobia is disgusting and should never be condoned. And although it is not the most common kind of discrimination and hate being portrayed in football, we believe it should be talked about more and checked before it becomes worse than it already is. Because unfortunately, if homophobia continues to grow in the world, football will not be able to escape it. 

And sadly, there have already been numerous instances where football players or figures have been on the receiving end of homophobia or homophobic slurs. Here are 5 of those instances.