Tim-Sanchez@alien.topB to Football / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball@soccer.forumEnglish · 1 year agoJordan Henderson's Saudi Arabia move felt like a "slap in the face" following his support of the LGBTQ+ community, says UK's only openly gay active male professional footballer Jake Danielswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkJordan Henderson's Saudi Arabia move felt like a "slap in the face" following his support of the LGBTQ+ community, says UK's only openly gay active male professional footballer Jake Danielswww.bbc.co.ukTim-Sanchez@alien.topB to Football / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball@soccer.forumEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square247fedilink
minus-squareEdwardBigby@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHorrible take. Surely the conclusion should be that when athletes get involved in social causes, they shouldn’t completely betray them. It’s not that hard an ask.
minus-squarefootyfan888@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFR. It’s good that they want to stand for things and use their platform for good if that feels right for them. Obviously then people want you to stick to it if not it looks like all they were doing is virtue signalling / PR image curation.
minus-squareBerserkerzoro@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s the same thing as the person above said.
Horrible take. Surely the conclusion should be that when athletes get involved in social causes, they shouldn’t completely betray them. It’s not that hard an ask.
FR. It’s good that they want to stand for things and use their platform for good if that feels right for them.
Obviously then people want you to stick to it if not it looks like all they were doing is virtue signalling / PR image curation.
It’s the same thing as the person above said.