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Jordan Henderson no longer an LGBTQ+ ally after Saudi move, says Hitzlsperger

  • Former Liverpool captain criticised for joining Al-Ettifaq
  • ‘I did believe that his support would be genuine. Silly me’

The former Germany footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger has criticised Jordan Henderson for joining the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq and said the England international’s “brand” as an ally of the LGBTQ+ community is dead.

Henderson, a vocal supporter of the Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign and inclusion within the game, left Liverpool after 12 years on Thursday for the Saudi Pro League club. The 33-year-old signed a three-year contract worth £700,000 a week to join a team managed by another former Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard.

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