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Jordan Henderson excused while Marco Silva the ‘mercenary’ as gammon hits the pan‘Why should footballers always have to be moral crusaders?’ is the question asked by Martin Samuel in theas he defends Jordan Henderson against criticism for his transformation from LGBT+ ally to highly paid shill for Saudi Arabia, where same-sex relationships are illegal and can be punishable by death.
The problem here is that Henderson was not simply ‘asked’ about it, was he? ‘We’ didn’t elevate him; he elevated himself. It was these actions that led to Henderson being nominated for a Football Ally award in 2021. He is on record as saying he is ‘incredibly proud to be regarded’ as such. This is not a case of a footballer ‘tackled on LGBT rights’ and answering in a certain way to be ‘kind, fair and polite’; this is a footballer who actively and repeatedly chose to be vocal on that subject.
Perhaps because, with his club also set to lose their main goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrovic to Al-Hilal – Fulham are asking £52 million, but Mitrovic is actively trying to force the move and has spoken privately of refusing to play – it seems like such a brazen act of disloyalty. Now everyone seemingly knows the details of his Fulham release clause, which is the sort of convenient leak that happens when a manager has his eye out for a better job. And if all of this moves Silva up management’s greasy pole, we would typically shrug and dismiss it as the business of football.
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