Belgian footballer retires to become gay porn star

A Belgian footballer has taken the unprecedented step of turning his back on football to embark on the always exciting world of gay porn.

For years Belgian football player Jonathan De Falco was renowned for his ability to get in around the back and his composure during corners as balls flew at his face. However, the 27-year-old now has a new profession, after he left the football world to become a gay porn star.

Following an injury, defender De Falco quit Belgian side Racing Mechelen earlier this year and is now known in gay porn circles as Stany Falcone.

"For several months I have had a boyfriend,” De Falco told a Flemish newspaper last weekend. The story was was also covered by Outsports, a site which JOE stumbled upon purely for research purposes.

“Previously I had a girlfriend, but I always felt attracted to men. I never hid. Since I was 20 I have been in gay circles, but when I played soccer, nobody noticed anything. If my orientation would have been known, there would have undoubtedly been problems.

"The soccer world is not ready for openly gay players. There are still too many prejudices and too little tolerance."

De Falco may have a point, as the last high-profile gay footballer was the tragic case of Justin Fashanu, who encountered opposition taunts during his career and committed suicide after sexual assault allegations.