BT Sport has lost its stranglehold on Champions League football in Britain after almost a decade, ceding a handful of matches to Amazon as regulators scrutinise its merger with Eurosport.
Lauren Hemp has a problem. And, given she is tipped to become one of the breakout stars of Englandâs European Championship campaign, it is only going to get worse. While on the pitch Hemp plays football with a freedom and confidence that electrifies even the dullest of games, you would have no idea that, inside, she is instinctively shy and reserved.
There are reasons to be positive but the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community show there is still endemic homophobia in the game