British soccer player denies making Nazi salute; was just waving
Crystal Palace and Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey says photo posted by teammate gave wrong impression; ‘I can assure everyone I would never ever do that,’ he says
Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey celebrates after the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between Russia and Wales at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
LONDON — Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has denied making a Nazi salute in a photograph posted online by teammate Max Meyer, saying he was waving with one hand and using the other over his mouth as he shouted.
Hennessey was near the back of the table during a team dinner in an image posted Saturday by German midfielder Meyer on an Instagram story, which disappears after 24 hours.
In response to scrutiny of his gesture Sunday, Hennessey wrote in social media posts: “I waved and shouted at the person taking the picture to get on with it and at the same time put my hand over my mouth to make the sound carry.”
The Wales intentional added: “It’s been brought to my attention that frozen in a moment by the camera this looks like I am making a completely inappropriate type of salute.”
A screenshot of an image posted to Instagram and then deleted by Max Meyer that appears to show Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey (back left) making a Nazi salute. (Screenshot/Instagram)
“I can assure everyone I would never ever do that and any resemblance to that kind of gesture is absolutely coincidental,” he said.
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Crystal Palace, a South London-based Premier League club, beat Grimsby Town 1-0 in an FA Cup game on Saturday.
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