England players will be told to stop jumping over advertising hoardings following the freak injury sustained by Jordan Henderson during their World Cup celebrations.
Henderson, the Brentford midfielder, was hurt after trying to hurdle the hoardings following England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.
The 36-year-old landed awkwardly on his arm during the post-match scenes and was subsequently carried off the field on a stretcher.
Manager Thomas Tuchel is now set to instruct his squad to avoid jumping over the hoardings entirely to prevent any similar incidents from occurring.
Henderson is expected to require surgery on the injured wrist, which would leave him as a serious doubt for the remainder of the World Cup tournament.
The midfielder did not travel back with the rest of the England squad to their base in Kansas City, remaining in hospital in Mexico City on Sunday evening.
He was accompanied in hospital by a member of England’s medical team as the extent of the damage was assessed by doctors in the Mexican capital.
Tuchel made no attempt to hide his concern when he spoke to the media following England’s hard-fought victory against Mexico.
“Jordan just fell over and injured his wrist,” Tuchel told BBC One after the match.
“It looks really bad. It’s a quite serious injury and it doesn’t fit to the evening that Jordan is now not with us. The doctor told me he is in hospital.”
The incident will serve as a stark reminder of the dangers of pitch-side celebrations, with advertising hoardings posing a genuine physical risk to players.
England will be hoping Henderson can recover swiftly, though surgery would significantly complicate his chances of featuring again at this World Cup.
The win over Mexico was watched by 9.1 million viewers, making it one of the most significant results of England’s tournament campaign so far.
