10am exclusive int w @robbierogers ex-Leeds Utd player who came out earlier this year #5live PREVIEW

Listen live at 1000am on BBC Radio 5 live for full interview. PA: Former Leeds winger Robbie Rogers hopes gay players in the UK can follow his lead in coming out - but he knows the fervour of fans could make that difficult. Rogers publicly revealed his sexuality shortly after leaving Leeds in February following little over a year in English football. The 26-year-old also announced his retirement from the game, but is now back playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Speaking to Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Radio 5 Live, Rogers said: "For whatever reason, I don't think fans in England or fans in the UK are homophobic at all. They are just so passionate they will do anything to help their team get a little bit of an edge. The things they will say in a stadium does not reflect their character. But they take it just a little bit overboard sometimes. I learned that while I was in England."