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Trent Alexander-Arnold Jordan Henderson - The Canadian PressSYDNEY — Jordan Henderson isn't the first soccer player to follow the money to Saudi Arabia.
Advocates of LGBTQ+ rights feel let down by Henderson because he has been an outspoken supporter in the past. Amnesty International cautions that in Saudi Arabia, members of the LGBT community, including foreigners"risk imprisonment and corporal punishment for same-sex relations, expressing their identity or support for LGBT rights.”
While there is skepticism about Saudi's attempts to buy its way into international sports and the motivations of players to earn enormous salaries, there is nothing new about money talking loudest in soccer.He was awarded the MBE by the late Queen Elizabeth II for his involvement in setting up a charitable fund for NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic. He was among Premier League players who took a knee in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
“Henderson has a big problem to deal with because of his previous remarks in support of the LGBT+ community,” former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher wrote in The Telegraph. “I fully understand that criticism and it is justified."Henderson will reportedly earn 700,000 pounds per week over the length of his three-year contract. Ronaldo's contract reportedly earns him up to $200 million a year.
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