Jordan Henderson's dad gives injury update as arm 'smashed' in freak incident

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesJordan HendersonJordan Henderson was stretchered off and needed oxygen after falling over the advertising hoardings during the celebrations following England's 3-2 win over Mexico at the Azteca StadiumJordan Henderson is not expected to play again at the World Cup(Image: Getty Images)Jordan Henderson's father has revealed the England midfielder has "completely smashed" his forearm during the freak, horrific injury sustained in the aftermath of the 3-2 triumph over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.The former Liverpool captain, 36, required a stretcher and oxygen after tumbling over the advertising boards during the celebrations that marred a memorable World Cup victory. Henderson, who didn't feature in the match, was left in agony following the jubilant scenes with the England supporters after Jude Bellingham's brace and a Harry Kane spot-kick secured a quarterfinal berth.Henderson stayed behind in Mexico City while his colleagues traveled back to their Kansas City headquarters, where he underwent an operation.The 36-year-old's father, Brian, has disclosed that he will stay in the United States throughout England's campaign toward the 19 July final as the team prepares to meet Norway on Saturday for a semifinal spot.Henderson Sr. informed Mail Online: "It's his left forearm — he's just completely smashed it."He's going to have a cast on, and then it depends on what the experts say.

He'll be there until it's finished."Henderson suffered a nasty injury on Sunday(Image: Getty Images)Henderson's father is currently in Britain monitoring the World Cup remotely and was unaware of how serious the injury was when it occurred.The BBC Sport television broadcast failed to show the incident, and during the celebrations, it became apparent that a member of the England squad had sustained an injury and was being treated by medics.Newcastle defender Dan Burn was among the first to arrive at the scene, with Brian revealing he remained awake throughout the night and into the early hours, awaiting news.Mentioning that a surgeon experienced in treating NFL players had been arranged to attend to the midfielder, Brian explained: "At first, I just thought he'd fallen. I thought he'd maybe scraped his wrist."I had no idea it was that serious until they were interviewing Harry Kane, and a trolley came past with Jordan on it.

I could see him on there with oxygen and things."Straight away, I messaged his PA, who was over there, to try and find out what had happened. I was up all night waiting to hear the news.