Jordan Brian Henderson MBE is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team.
Henderson joined the Sunderland Academy at the age of eight, making his first-team debut a decade later in November 2008. He spent six months on loan at Coventry City in 2009, before returning to Sunderland. In 2011, Henderson signed for Liverpool, winning his first trophy with the club, the League Cup, one year later.
Appointed Liverpool captain in 2015, Henderson won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, and in 2020 led his team to the Premier League title, the club’s first league title in 30 years. For his performances in the title-winning season, Henderson was named FWA Footballer of the Year.
Jordan Henderson Racism: Is Jordan Henderson A Racist?
The English Football Association is investigating an incident involving Jordan Henderson and Gabriel Magalhães during Arsenal’s Sunday win over Liverpool as Twitterati is abuzz with Henderson’s comment being ‘racially aggravated.
Both sets of players congregated as Magalhães was visibly angry and had to be restrained by teammates and referee Michael Oliver. Oliver then headed over to the touchline to speak to both managers regarding what had just happened.
While there has been no official word on what happened between the pair, social media users claim that Henderson made a “racially aggravated” comment against the Brazilian defender.