Jermaine Jenas says gay footballers are scared of coming out because fear of abuse from fans. Former Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers midfielder, Jermaine Jenas has waded into the trending topic of homosexuality in football. UK Mirror reported that two English Premier League players are planning to come to come public with their homosexuality. The report was well received by many football personalities who welcomed the idea, but Jenas has his fears. Jenas says gay footballers are scared of coming out because fear of abuse from fans. "I have never come across a single player who has come out in English football, but that's not because of players' attitudes,” Jenas says in his column for Yahoo. “The place a gay player would get the most support - and the least amount of problems - is from their team-mates . "When you're in a football team you're in it together, no matter what, and every player would accept a gay team-mate with no problem w...