{"id":47546,"date":"2026-03-03T15:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=47546"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:41:04","slug":"a-big-time-soccer-star-just-clapped-back-at-alex-from-love-is-blind-and-its-savage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/03\/03\/a-big-time-soccer-star-just-clapped-back-at-alex-from-love-is-blind-and-its-savage\/","title":{"rendered":"A big-time soccer star just clapped back at Alex from Love Is Blind and it&#8217;s savage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"365\">If there\u2019s one thing Love Is Blind Ohio stars seem to be able to do this season, it\u2019s get themselves in trouble.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"447\">And soccer pro <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/16\/the-tragic-reason-love-is-blinds-alex-henderson-was-forced-to-change-his-first-and-last-name\/\">Alex Henderson<\/a> definitely hasn\u2019t come out of season 10 unscathed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"685\">What started as a throwaway comment in the pods somehow snowballed into a full-blown crossover moment between Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/12\/teyana-taylor-just-won-her-first-golden-globe-but-she-actually-became-famous-on-reality-tv\/\">reality TV<\/a> and actual soccer royalty. Yes, we\u2019re talking about a US legend. Yes, he heard it. And yes\u2026 he responded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"857\">Let\u2019s just say, when you casually call a World Cup icon a \u201cweirdo,\u201d you probably shouldn\u2019t be shocked when he claps back, calmly, confidently, and a little bit savagely.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"754\">Alex called Tim Howard a &#8216;weirdo&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alex from love is blind when he can\u2019t find a chance to bring up his past soccer career during conversation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ekQuxFHiM\">pic.twitter.com\/4ekQuxFHiM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 back pain (@cumshotwilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cumshotwilliams\/status\/2026775691690389582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"1157\">Love Is Blind season 10 took a turn when Alex Henderson was chatting with his partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/19\/it-felt-premeditated-against-me-alex-slams-his-meeting-with-ashleys-dad-on-love-is-blind\/\">Ashley Carpenter<\/a>, and the topic turned to soccer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"1157\">Ashley asked about iconic US goalkeeper Tim Howard, and Alex basically said: \u201cI met him already, he\u2019s a weirdo.\u201d And because he clearly chose chaos as a lifestyle, he also brushed off David Beckham with a \u201che\u2019s not even good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1473\">Unsurprisingly, viewers didn\u2019t exactly treat that as a cute little hot take.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"959\">The comment didn\u2019t just float by, it went off online. Soccer fans and reality TV obsessives were instantly on the case.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1905\">Then came the clean-up tour. After Tim addressed it publicly, Alex posted an Instagram Stories video apology where he admitted calling Tim a \u201cweirdo\u201d was one of his \u201clowest moments,\u201d said he didn\u2019t think it was true, and praised Howard as one of the greatest US national team goalkeepers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1905\">He also walked back the Beckham shade, giving him his flowers as an elite passer and set-piece taker.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1905\">Talk about eating your words!<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"1935\">Tim savagely clapped back<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tim Howard Responds to &quot;Love is Blind&quot; Contestant | Unfiltered Soccer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKEPSSAN5oE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"2319\">Here\u2019s where Tim Howard reminds everyone he\u2019s not just famous, he\u2019s unbothered and precise.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"2319\">On his podcast Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan, Tim said he \u201cknows\u201d Alex is a fan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"2319\">He did not mince his words and said: \u201cI have this on good authority.\u201d Tim basically offered Alex a simple path to peace: issue a public apology, and it\u2019s squashed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2614\">But then\u2026 the little twist&#8230; Tim added that he\u2019d accept the apology in advance, and if Alex didn\u2019t do it, he\u2019d have \u201cmore things to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2614\">Not yelling. Not ranting. Just a neat, tidy warning wrapped in polite packaging, aka the deadliest kind.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2989\">And Landon Donovan? Oh, he was not there to play mediator.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2989\">He jumped in calling <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/26\/love-is-blinds-alex-has-shamelessly-doubled-down-on-being-a-huge-supporter-of-maga\/\">Love Is Blind&#8217;s Alex<\/a> a \u201ctool,\u201d basically accusing him of trying to impress Ashley by trashing actual soccer royalty, and told him to keep Tim Howard and \u201cSir David Beckham\u201d out of his mouth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span 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