Out L.A. Galaxy footballer Robbie Rogers posted a photo of his rainbow laces on Instagram over the weekend. The laces are part of an anti-homophobia campaign.
The Daily Mail notes that despite resistance from some Premier League teams the laces were adopted by a number of high profile figures in the football world including Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, Newcastle chief Alan Pardew, players Leroy Fer, Phil Jagielka, Aron Gunnarsson. and Russell Martin, BT Sport pundit David James