A transgender footballer playing for the Australian Football League (AFL) was allegedly called 'it' and told she has AIDS by opposition players during a game.

Kirsti Miller took to social media to speak out about the insults but instead of backing her up, her club South Broken Hill women's team reprimanded her for publicizing it.

A transgender woman is recovering in hospital in Hobart, Tasmania after she had a heart attack on the football pitch.

Martine Delaney is a reserve striker for Tilford Zebras' women's team who play in the state's women's league.

Delaney, 55, was saved by teammate Kate Chambers who performed CPR at the KGV Oval in Glenorchy.

Have you ever had one of those crazy nights when you offered to pay for sex with a phone, stole the prostitute's purse, fled by bicycle, and got chased down by her trans friend?

No? Well meet Ousmane Dramé, a third division footballer who is accused of doing just that.

The Frenchman, a left-winger for Italian side Lecce, is alleged to have argued with a prostitute over payment for her services on Monday night (22 April).

After the 20-year-old said he would pay the Nigerian lady of the night with his iPhone 5, he stole her purse and fled by bicycle.

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has denied saying his gay rights activism could have led to him being released from the team

On Twitter today, Ayanbadejo said he was cut due to his age and not due to his views on gay rights.

He said: 'Just a heads up I did an interview today and no way said I was cut because my views.

English footballer Joey Barton is being accused of transphobia after calling a fellow footballer a ‘transsexual ladyboy’.

The 30-year-old was talking about soccer player Thiago Silva, who said Barton was not respecting ‘Brazilian football’ in a press conference before the Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain game yesterday (2 April).

On Twitter today (3 April), he said: ‘2 questions for Thiago Silva. Firstly, Why are YOU talking about ME, in your press conference before PSG v Barca? Very strange.

American international and former British Leeds United football midfielder Robbie Rogers has come out as gay.

The 25-year-old told fans he no longer wants to keep his sexuality a secret.

He added he ‘couldn’t be happier’ with his decision.

He’s the highest profile footballer to come out in Britain’s national game since Justin Fashanu in 1990. He committed suicide in 1998.

Writing on his blog Rogers said he had feared coming out as gay would get in the way of his dreams.

Most pro football players would welcome a gay teammate and some say the first soccer star to come out would make a fortune.

A poll of professional soccer players in the UK has found 62% believe an openly gay footballer would not be outcast.

Commissioned by sporting mag FourFourTwo, they asked 100 professional players across the leagues anonymously about issues in football such as racism, drugs, and depression.

A Welsh teen has found fame after a Chelsea soccer star was sent off for appearing to kick him while attempting to retrieve the ball.

But Charlie Morgan, 17, is now facing a barrage of homophobic abuse on Twitter blaming him for Chelsea’s loss against Swansea.

Nicknamed ‘Ballboygate’, and with Chelsea facing the next few games without one of its star players, it prompted a fury on social networking sites.

Among the many homophobic insults hurled directly at the 17-year-old, @The_WhiteMist said: ‘u little fat gay prick. Hope he broke your ribs.’

West Ham United’s Matt Jarvis has become only the third professional footballer to appear on the cover of Attitude magazine.

David Beckham was the first professional player to do so in 2002, followed by Freddie Ljungberg in 2006.

In its January issue, Jarvis tells the magazine that today’s football community is not homophobic and would accept gay professional players.

When asked if players should come out, Jarvis told Attitude, ‘Yeah, of course.’

A top footballer says he cannot be homophobic because of his haircut.

Raul Meireles, a former Chelsea footballer now playing for Istanbul-based club Fenerbahce, was suspended for 11 games after being found guilty of spitting at the referee.

The referee Halis Ozkahya also accused the Portugal international player of not only spitting at him, but also directing a ‘gay gesture’ in his direction.

British footballer Joey Barton has threatened to sue a tabloid newspaper which suggested he come out as gay.

The Daily Mail article refers to comments made by Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard who said the sport needed a 'gay hero'.