Beloved footballer and 1966 World Cup winner Jack Charlton ‘pretended to be gay’ to trick men into buying him booze

Jack Charlton pretended to be gay in the 1950s to con men into buying him drinks when he couldn’t afford them. The acclaimed English footballer and manager, who died last Friday (July 10), used to loiter in bars frequented by gay men during his time in the Army so he wouldn’t have to spend a …...