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Adam Crafton, one of the two journalists that conducted The Athletic’s interview with Jordan Henderson, spoke to Sky Sports News about his discussion with the former Liverpool captain.
Jordan Henderson revealed money was not the “sole reason” behind his move to Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia this summer.
The former Liverpool captain was widely criticised for the move due to the country’s conflicting position on LGBTQ+ rights.
Speaking to The Athletic, Henderson said: “People will see this club come with loads of money and he’s just gone, ‘Yeah, I’m going’. When, in reality, that just wasn’t the case at all.
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38 Comments
I mean its not like our armed forces, doctors, engineers , accountants don't work there in the thousands and haven't for decades. one footballer goes and its hell breaks loose…Bunch of ppl r just holding football to a whole different standard. .Say no to all their money in our industry's, banks, housing everywhere…its like arabs shouldn't kick a ball…why do our leagues hire players from these regions or show our football at all… just a bunch of donuts in the media are just crying for relevance…
Henderson's no worse, in fact he's still better, than 99.9% of our MP's.
He's not lied by saying he's going to be doing this and that and in the end doing SFA.
He's not stolen from the public in any expenses scam.
At worse, he's just narcissistic, ironic and made a complete mockery of his previous support of the _"Rainbow people".
He spoke out in support of the "Rainbow People" and wore their rainbow tat. Then later on, someone came along and offered him a real crap load of money that no one else watching this video would ever have refused. Unless they had an IQ under 10 or were from those aforementioned "Rainbow People". And even then, a "Rainbow Person" would have to seriously think about not taking the offer.
However. If he'd been an MP being offered that amount of money, he'd have ferreted it away to some obscure offshore bank account and not mentioned it to anyone or made account of having even earned it.
He doesn't need to justify anything dummy it's all about money 🤑🤑 money 🤑
1:20 nobody is born with their sexuality it is not a choice, where did humanity come from through lgbt / through normal people, u lot have been influenced 2 much 2 to not even realise you r all livin in delusion
Henderson stated that he wants to grow the game over there. Ahh right….he could help grow the game in many other countries but chose to do it in a country where gay people would not be allowed to watch, play or participate in the game in any form….the very people you allegedly support Jordan….
it's his career so doesn't have to justify the move….he has done nothing wrong this move isn't a story….criticise SA for their stance on homosexuality not Henderson for wanting a new challenge
The title is a joke! Why does he need to justify a move from a club to another? Is it a crime in the UK?
Holding the work (culture) for an answer and neglecting religion is a sneaky journalistic move to mislead the ignorants but it wouldn’t slide by any smart person.
Hes creating generational wealth for him and his family, no harm in looking out for his own!
He was bought and paid for, that's it. And now he has to live with it. Your moral and ethical positions don't mean a thing , until they are tested. But I will say this (well, actually Marc Marion said it); it's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it.
Goodbye skipper.
Sky sports last ditch effort to guilt trip players moving to another footballing league… step 1 Manchester buys maguire for 80mill and ruins epl transfer market. Step 2 Manchester scapeG.O.A.T ronaldo and ruin epl market further as he single handedly opens Saudi league gates. Step 3 makes guilt trip narrative that footballers going to Saudi are selling out.
Fans: step 1 make video showcasing how framing agendas and scapegoating players to save club/club owner reputation from biased punditry like sky sports can be damaging to the game.
Homosexuality is a choice its not natural…leave Hendo alone he cant dance to the tune of crazy people who want to change the plan of God, that's Satanism
Saudi Arabia have got I right baning homosexual the Muslims in the UK also baning homosexual I am all for that
He was on crap wages at Liverpool so I don't blame him one bit
Jordan has answered his critics 100% so leave him alone ❤
He doesn't have to justify anything. Football is based on monetary excess and he's taking full advantage of it.
European players dont play for charity either. No shame.
No one have the right to interfere in someone life, Hendo work & earn his money legally, so everyone should keep quiet and focus on there life, he try to respect other when clearly they don’t respect his privacy & life , what a joke
He just needs to come to terms that he's not better than anyone else. Every player has moved there for the money and that's completely fine. Disguising it as some kind of missionary endeavour is just daft.
why does he need to justify himself haha who's cares what some lgtv ppl have to say
Who cares….let the man live his life.
He´s a disgrace, along with Stevie, Bobby, all of them…
Laces changes nothing. .Armbands change nothing..taking the knee changes nothing….People need to change!
Who is this guy preaching this rubbish?
Why has he dug himself a hole? I saw people saying he approached them for the interview lol😂
Money talks! He doesn’t care about LGBTQ+-~% like 99% of people that push that stuff. For example companies that change their LinkedIn picture to a rainbow flag or post something about it they don’t care! 😂😂
Grass isn't always greener on the other side, but all he could see was $$$ sign. If he was so against the system then why did he go there, was only for money.
Who gives a f…k
people's actions show their real attitudes, rather than what they say 😂money😆
It’s their country. We’ve turned Britain into a basket case. Now we want to tell Saudi how to run theirs. There is no end to our arrogance. Key take out: if you’re not gay+ yourself stay well away from lgbtq because if you falter, they’ll go after you
The same way you tell immigrants to respect the culture of this land if you’re in Saudi respect their culture simple as
cry more lol
Who cares about a load of queers he’s going to get millions 😂
You people are comical. You dismiss a whole.culture in preference of your myopic view. Their culture, lifestyle and law does not tolerate LGBT. What is so difficult to understand in that. You can not impose your lifestyle on anothe nation. Their constitution has it as a crime in their country, why can you not accept that? It is their country. it is not for outsiders to impose a particular will.
Why does he have to justify anything, I thought the whole point is acceptance, its his personal preference 😂
most hypocritical ex-Liverpool captain of all time
Justify what??? He can do whatever he wants. Hes won it all with his club in the prem and hes taking the money. All you do-gooders would have taken the money too. Shut it.