As soccer fans, we have seen very rare cases of soccer players coming out and talking about sexual preferences. Especially if their preference is different than the majority. All the soccer fans have not been able to open their minds about the players having a different sexual identity. Yesterday, Sparta Prague midfielder Jakub Jankto came forward and revealed his sexuality as homophobic. His ex-girlfriend also made encouraging comments afterward.
Jankto yesterday posted a video on Twitter to make the announcement. The Czech Republic international said, “Like everyone else. I also want to live my life in complete freedom. Without fear. Without prejudice. Without violence. BUT with love. I am homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself.” He received overwhelmingly positive support from the fans and almost all the clubs around the globe.
— Jakub Jankto (@jakubjanktojr) February 13, 2023
Soccer players like Iniesta, Xavi, and Neymar Jr. all of them have shown their support for Jakub. Jakub’s ex-partner Marketa Ottomanska also made statements after the revelation. News Italy 24 presented a report about Ottomanska’s statements.
She started with, “I am proud that he was able to muster the strength to come out publicly.” Marketa gave big plaudits to Jakub and said, ”Everyone else keeps it a secret. They are afraid of what people say.”
She also revealed that Jakub told her about this before. She said, “When he told me, he also gave me a lot of freedom.” Marketa and Jakub separated in 2021 and the soccer player and she has a son together as well. She said, “I don’t care about our past anymore. I don’t blame him for how it ended between us,” talking about how they broke up more than a year ago.
Who is Jakub Jankto’s ex-partner Marketa Ottomanska?
Marketa and Jakub were seemingly together until 2021. Jakub’s sexual preference can very well be the reason. She and Jakub have a son together. Marketa still has pictures with the soccer player on her Instagram account.
Ottomanska has a website of her own. According to her official website, she is a personal mental health mentor. She helps her clients on their “journey to self-discovery and self-acceptance.” Marketa helps people overcoming out of traumatic and toxic past relationships.
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She has said on her website that she herself was trapped in such a toxic relationship. And that’s what gave her the idea of helping others come out of the same. Her website says “I put myself first and got out of toxic relationships that stifled me and kept me from being fully authentic,” about her journey.
Jakub is the first active soccer player to rise above all the insecurities and the fear of getting rejected by the community and has revealed his sexuality in front of the whole world. Similarly, how the world has congratulated him for his bravery, will open a gateway for any individual to reveal their sexuality without the fear of getting rejected by society. We thank and congratulate Jakub for being so brave.