2023-10-13 22:53:00
“I really don’t understand. He’s a player with 79 caps for England. His commitment and what he’s brought to England is exceptional. His role on and off the pitch is phenomenally important”: there you go how Gareth Southgate bounced back from the whistles thrown at his captain, Friday after England – Australia (1-0).
The name of Henderson, named captain in place of Harry Kane, left to rest, was whistled by a few people before the match during the announcement of the team compositions. The boos were much more audible when he was substituted in the second half. Part of the English public criticizes the former Liverpool captain for having joined the Al-Ettifaq club this summer in the very lucrative Saudi Arabian championship, a country where homosexuals can be sentenced to corporal punishment, prison or even the death penalty, according to Amnesty International.
Gareth Southgate
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The LGBTQI+ community considers itself betrayed by a player whose past positions it had appreciated, whether it be the symbolic wearing of the rainbow armband or the declarations in favor of human rights before the World Cup at the end of 2022 in Qatar . “I know why there were boos but it defies logic to me. I am incredibly impressed by the impeccable morality of everyone else in the country,” Southgate added at a press conference. “We play Italy on Tuesday. Come on, let’s get behind this team.”
The friendly match played on Friday in London was the first home match of the season for the England team, following a meeting in Poland against Ukraine in qualifying and a friendly against Scotland in Glasgow in September.
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