U.S. men’s national team legend Tim Howard was not about to take being called a ‘weirdo’ on ‘Love is Blind’ sitting down.
Season 10 of the popular Netflix reality dating show features contestants from Ohio, including former MLS draft pick Alex Henderson.
Henderson, who was previously known as Alec Ferrell, was a standout college goalkeeper at Wake Forest. Minnesota United selected him in the second round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, but he never played in MLS.
After his soccer career ended, Henderson went into financial sales and eventually found his way into the ‘Love is Blind’ cast.
Warning: spoilers for ‘Love Is Blind’ episodes 1-6 ahead
In the show, Henderson proposes to fellow contestant Ashley Carpenter. In one scene, the pair discusses Henderson’s soccer career while on a beach in Mexico. Henderson is unsparing of his fellow goalkeeper Howard, as well as former England star David Beckham.
Carpenter asks Henderson about Howard, to which he replies: “He’s American. I met him already. He’s a weirdo.’
Next, the conversation shifts to Beckham.
“Get out of here. He’s not even good!” Henderson says.
In a separate conversation, Henderson discusses how his career was cut short by knee injuries. He described the 2017 MLS SuperDraft as ‘the worst day of my life’ due to falling to the second round.
‘I was supposed to be a top-five pick, most likely a top-10, realistically,’ Henderson said.
‘It was not exactly how I dreamt it up,’ Henderson said. ‘The fourth knee surgery came through after the team that drafted me said, ‘Hey, you’re not going to play again.”
Tim Howard responds to Alex Henderson dig
On the most recent episode of his ‘Unfiltered Soccer’ show, Howard — a self-professed fan of ‘Love is Blind’ — said he’d been alerted to Henderson’s comments by a friend as well as his daughter.
Howard, who amassed 121 USMNT caps and is considered one of the best goalkeepers in American history, addresses Henderson directly.
‘Here’s what I would say: I know you’re a fan, and I have this on good authority,’ he said. ‘So all I’ll say is, we can make everything right with the world, and you just issue a public apology on whatever platform you’re on.
‘You can issue a public apology and I’ll accept it in advance. If not, then I’ll have more things to say about you. So we’ll leave it there.’
He added: ‘I love ‘Love is Blind,’ by the way. I’ve seen almost every season.’
Howard’s co-host, fellow USMNT legend Landon Donovan, had more to say about Henderson’s dig, also taking umbrage with his words on his longtime LA Galaxy teammate Beckham.
‘He’s trying to hit on this girl and pick up this girl by saying Tim Howard’s a weirdo — what an idiot!’ Donovan said.
‘First of all, figure out a way to get some game. Second of all, saying Sir David Beckham is not even good to try to impress some girl that you like? What an absolute tool.
‘So let’s just put it very clearly Alex: Keep Tim Howard and Sir David Beckham’s names out of your mouth.’