English soccer star Joe Cole has surpassed David Beckham as the biggest icon among gay male soccer fans, according to a gay and lesbian dating website.

Joe Cole and his Chelsea namesake Ashley’s wife Cheryl have scored a remarkable double in a popularity poll – for a gay website. JC has leapfrogged over David Beckham as football’s No 1 male gay icon, while Cheryl is named as “the most desirable lesbian date with a soccer WAG”. Michael Owen and his wife Louise, together with Steven Gerrard and his partner Alex Curran, are also big hits with gay fans of both sexes according to the online dating agency gay-PARSHIP, who claim football has “a gay groundswell of passionate support while players remain closeted.”

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