Al-Ettifaq and England midfielder jeered off against Australia‘Everyone is going to have an opinion over playing in Saudi’
Jordan Henderson has said he does not understand why he was booed by the Wembley crowd during England’s win against Australia last Friday, but the midfielder did say that moving to Saudi Arabia has left him open to accusations of betraying the LGBTQ+ community.
Henderson, who was playing at the national stadium for the first time since his move to Al-Ettifaq last summer, said it was not nice to be jeered off after being substituted in the 62nd minute. The reaction led to Gareth Southgate and Kieran Trippier voicing support for the former Liverpool captain, who wore the captain’s armband against Australia, but the 33-year-old faces a fight to win back public approval.
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