Jordan Hendersonformer captain of Liverpoolmiddle of Al-Ettifaq and the English team, received criticism from fans who booed him on Friday at Wembley, in a friendly against Australiafor going to Saudi Arabia, and assured that he will continue to play with the ‘pross’ national team.
Henderson left the Liverpool this summer at Al-Ettifaqof the Saudi league, despite the fact that in his career he has always defended the rights of the LGBT community because in said countries their rights are not respected and their members can even be punished with the death penalty.
In his first match for the English team on English soil since signing, Hendersonstarter on Friday against the Australia and captain, was booed by the public at Wembley when he left substituted and before that when his name was heard in the starting eleven.
“It’s not nice to be booed by your own fans. I love playing for England. I’ve done it for many years and that’s why I’m still here,” he said. Henderson.
“Everyone will have an opinion about me playing in Saudi Arabia, they are entitled to their opinion and I have spoken in the past about my reasons. Whether people believe them or not is their decision.”
“It’s disappointing (the boos), but it won’t change what I’m doing here. I want to continue playing and keep fighting for the team to achieve victory. I’m not even surprised, because I understand the reasons why they say. I have a different point of view but I understand and accept it.
This Tuesday, England They will return to Wembley to face Italy in the qualifying phase for the 2024 Euro Cup. If they win, English qualify for the continental tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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