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Cassano under fire for gay remarks

Updated on: 13 June,2012 08:29 AM IST  | 
AFP |

Italy striker Antonio Cassano has sparked furious reaction from a gay rights group after using a derogatory word to describe homosexuals

Cassano under fire for gay remarks

During a raucous press conference yesterday he was asked a question about television personality Cecchi Paone’s claim there are two homosexuals and two metrosexuals in the Italy squad.


“What’s a metrosexual?” he asked the questioner before adding: “If they’re queer, that’s their problem. I hope there aren’t any queers in the national team.”



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