Episode 23: Adam Crafton

The Outfield Podcast

Episode 23 features out soccer writer from the Athletic UK Adam Crafton. He talks about his experiences covering soccer in Britain as an out man and: 9:30: His experience understanding his sexuality 18:15: Becoming a sports journalist 32:30: Writing his recent story about the LGBTQ community in Poland ahead of the Europa League Final 43:00: Writing stories about the LGBTQ community in soccer as part of the few out journalists covering it 50:15: Reminiscing about the closeted gay player Twitter acount that turned out to be a hoax and what we learned from that 1:06:15: Is there a story about the community in soccer that Adam wants to get to in the future? Plus more. Enjoy the show! Intro and outro music is "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere, from his album "Music for Podcasts 5": freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5