
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has been pictured appearing to make a Nazi salute in a photo that featured in German teammate Max Meyer’s now-expired Instagram story.
The 31-year-old Wales international has been forced to deny making the offensive Sieg Heil gesture, synonymous with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, while the squad ate together.
The photo for reference pic.twitter.com/9va5wPK2nX
— Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards (@_DHOTYA) January 6, 2019
Hennessey is shown with one hand raised and the other covering his mouth on Saturday night following a 1-0 home win over Grimsby in the FA Cup third round.
He has since claimed that he “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”.
This is a big selection of the best tweets and jokes after Wayne Hennessey’s ‘Nazi salute’ in the now-infamous Instagram photo and his subsequent denial:
https://twitter.com/RomeorMandalay/status/1082034391931670534
wayne henazi
— ben (@benmullan_) January 6, 2019
— J W (@DevizesWolves) January 6, 2019
There's a reason why they call Wayne Hennessey safe Hans.
— SW (@WonkyKroenke) January 7, 2019
Wayne Hennessey right now. pic.twitter.com/Gn2nL1UAcU
— Paul Connolly (@PaulCon1996) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/DJJamieTaylor1/status/1082064260136607744
https://twitter.com/SamTheCaptain_/status/1082061281778114560
Wayne Hennessey after the photo was taken pic.twitter.com/81QcsXnRKN
— gar (@GatyHernop) January 7, 2019
If the excuse isn’t ‘bantz’ I will be disappointed
— Rob G ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️ (@shearersbuddy) January 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Firtinho/status/1082066998446735361
— Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards (@_DHOTYA) January 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/IanFortey/status/1082065140852420608
“…and then I started pointing to my shoulder and to the window and said there was HAIL. And then I told the waitress I preferred concentrated juice, not concentrated je…”
— Fake Carlton (@_CarltonCole9) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/eamonnhoyne/status/1082069279074385921
https://twitter.com/DWAZ_11/status/1082066489363050499
— Paul (@thedeicider04) January 6, 2019
So all those years of people accusing Hitler and his men of saluting he was just trying to make himself heard.
Thanks for clearing that up Wayne.
— Lord Milder (@d_milder) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/StatCity/status/1082068746276126720
Wayne Hennessey is absolutely not doing a Nazi salute to his GERMAN teammate. Definitely not.
He just shouted and wanted the sound of him yelling “Heil Hitler” to carry across the room, that’s all. pic.twitter.com/gkJkP4yaGK
— Simon Carline (@simoncarline) January 7, 2019
I'd hate to see Wayne Hennessey trying to flag down a taxi.
— ant. (@FattusAntus) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/CeireFrancis/status/1082069860694327296
https://twitter.com/AKC1699/status/1082064606292520964
When did Wayne Hennessey join the Labour Party? https://t.co/vIk5wS7gbG
— Harry Barnes* (@HarryBarnes1) January 6, 2019
My thought process…"why are the white and black players sitting seperatel…oh"#wwfc #waynehennessey https://t.co/F90o0xUANn
— Ben Jacklin (@BenJacklin) January 7, 2019
Wayne Hennessey is going to have murder next time he tries to organise a wall pic.twitter.com/FGjWi5Z39Q
— Andy Heaton (@Andrew_Heaton) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/JuzaShannon/status/1082106847455256576
Great choice of photo that
— Lyle Matthews (@LyleRMatthews) January 6, 2019
Footballers need to stop taking pics
— Chris Lepkowski (@chrislepkowski) January 6, 2019
I'd be more concerned about his 6 fingers! pic.twitter.com/OMMgLWAxeO
— Chris (@christwm1) January 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/petergw97/status/1082066224643751943
https://twitter.com/palaceaway/status/1082051331458781191
Ta-ra. pic.twitter.com/d9cBjT7HOr
— Thomas Young (@ThomBomb17) January 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/TotesNotGazPhiz/status/1082076271813840896
https://twitter.com/LukeUnitedd/status/1082071019819581442
If Wayne Hennessey is a nazi then that is not on.
— Gary (@gary2042) January 7, 2019