England players will support White – HendersonImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben White claimed his sixth England cap against Uruguay, his first international appearance since March 2022ByCraig NelsonBBC Sport journalistPublished59 minutes agoJordan Henderson says he and his fellow England players “will always support” Ben White, after the Arsenal defender was booed by fans at Wembley on Friday. There were loud jeers when White, 28, took to the field as a 69th-minute substitute and again when he opened the scoring 12 minutes later in a 1-1 draw with Uruguay.
White was playing his first international match since leaving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for personal reasons and then “didn’t want to be considered” for an England call-up for the remainder of Gareth Southgate’s tenure as England boss.
“As team-mates we are always there to support,” mentioned Brentford midfielder Jordan Henderson, 35, who was booed by England fans after his controversial move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq.
“I have been through it myself, but that is part and parcel of being an England player.
“Some of the fans probably don’t even know why they are booing, they listen to what is being mentioned in the media, and a lot of the time what the media says isn’t true.
“Not many people know the ins and outs of what happened in Qatar and it is for us to deal with internally. Ben has been good since he came back in and we will support him as team-mates.”
