Read the full article HERE.Since the early-noughties, three gay-friendly or exclusively gay soccer teams – the Dublin Devils, the Irish Shamrocks and the Phoenix Tigers – have been kicking away, and indeed, growing in numbers.
“It provides something other than the club scene for gay people,” says Bill O’Rourke, 35, chairman of the Dublin Devils, a team that first met in Tallaght in 2005. (They were known for the first year, brilliantly, as Men United GFC.) “All ages and all abilities can get together, play some sport and get some exercise.”
The Devils compete in an Astro league all year round, either five- or 11-a-side, and mainly against straight teams. During the summer, they go overseas and have represented Ireland at tournaments in Argentina, the United States and the UK. This July they will be taking part in the Gay Games in Cologne.
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