{"id":2120,"date":"2026-07-09T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2120"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:00:56","slug":"england-soccer-players-bomb-off-diving-board-like-a-teammate-wasnt-just-injured-in-a-freak-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2120","title":{"rendered":"England soccer players bomb off diving board like a teammate wasn&#8217;t just injured in a freak accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">England is gearing up for a massive <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344061\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\/the-world-cup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup quarterfinal<\/a> match against Norway. Of course, they&#8217;re going to be preparing for the match, but they also took some time out to chill and have some fun.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">This included a team diving competition that the squad posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A daring choice considering you just lost a guy to injury after he tried to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344062\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/england-jordan-henderson-undergoes-surgery-fracture-celebrating-win-mexico\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hop an advertising board<\/a> during the post-match celebration.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344063\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON\u2019T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I don&#8217;t mean to be Captain Safety First over here, but bombing off diving boards ahead of a World Cup quarterfinal is wild.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Can you imagine the (<em>*Desi Arnaz voice*) <\/em>&#8216;splainin&#8217; they would have to do if someone got injured during that? You think it&#8217;s bad to lose a guy to a freak advertising board-related incident \u2014 how about losing one because he slipped on takeoff trying to lay down the best can opener of the afternoon?<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/jordan-henderson-post-fall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/jordan-henderson-post-fall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/jordan-henderson-post-fall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/jordan-henderson-post-fall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/jordan-henderson-post-fall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Jordan Henderson\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Trainers tend to England&#8217;s Jordan Henderson during celebrations after defeating Mexico.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Marti\u0301n Fonseca\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Also, we&#8217;ve got to address fullback Djed Spence wearing socks in the pool.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That&#8217;s a wild choice. First of all, I&#8217;m not sure anything makes me as angry as having wet socks. It will wreck my day, and doing it on purpose is unfathomable.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344064\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Happened to me the other night. I&#8217;m still mad about it.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Maybe the thought was that it would give him more traction on the diving board, but that can&#8217;t possibly be right. If it did, wouldn&#8217;t <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344065\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/olympics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">every Olympic diver<\/a> be wearing a pair of Hanes crews?<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/england-soccer-diving-board.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/england-soccer-diving-board.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/england-soccer-diving-board.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/england-soccer-diving-board.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/england-soccer-diving-board.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"English soccer team\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>English World Cup players threw caution to the wind and spent some time air-mailing themselves off diving boards ahead of their quarterfinal match with Norway.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Bradley Collyer\/PA Images via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There has been a rash of strange athlete pool behavior. About two months ago, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344066\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Avalanche star<\/a> Nathan MacKinnon was seen cruising around the hotel pool with flippers and goggles.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I mean, at least he&#8217;s not going to get hurt doing that, but man, I wouldn&#8217;t want it getting out that I&#8217;m a goggles-in-the-hotel-pool guy (which I&#8217;m not, for the record).<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But, hey, maybe this airborne bonding sesh is just what England needs to win a tough <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_344068\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">match against Erling Haaland<\/a> and Norway.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England is gearing up for a massive World Cup quarterfinal match against Norway. 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