<p>Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the greatest athlete of the 20th century, died Thursday. He was 82.</p>
<p>Pelé had been hospitalized since December for a “reevaluation of the chemotherapeutic treatment of the tumor” amid his fight with colon cancer, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-soccer-legend-pele-says-he-is-strong-has-hope-amid-cancer-treatment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">according</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the hospital.</span></p>
<p>His agent confirmed his death, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pele-soccer-star-dead-f2c5f7d2771b96dbd854cb025ab2563a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press.</p>
<p>&#8220;Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today,&#8221; a message posted to Pelé&#8217;s Twitter said.</p>
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<p lang="pt" dir="ltr">A inspiração e o amor marcaram a jornada de Rei Pelé, que faleceu no dia de hoje.</p>
<p>Amor, amor e amor, para sempre.<br />.<br />Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today.</p>
<p>Love, love and love, forever. <a href="https://t.co/CP9syIdL3i">pic.twitter.com/CP9syIdL3i</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Pelé (@Pele) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pele/status/1608543008332615682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, Pelé has 77 international goals in 92 matches and helped lead the Brazilian national team to three World Cup championships: 1958, 1962, and 1970. Though the total number of goals scored by the Brazilian legend is <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-the-toe-poke/story/4542216/has-messi-overtaken-peles-career-goals-record-it-depends-who-you-ask" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">disputed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, his official goals scored come to 757, including his national team goals and club team goals with Santos FC and American club New York Cosmos.</span></p>
<p>Often referred to as the “King of Football,” he was born on October 23, 1940, in <span style="font-weight: 400;">Três Corações, Brazil, with the name Edson Arantes do Nascimento. The nickname Pelé came about when he mispronounced the name of Bilé, a teammate of his father. He said the nickname </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/13/sport.comment9" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">stuck</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> when his classmates began referring to him as such.</span></p>
<p>“My friends, I want to keep everyone calm and positive,” Pelé wrote in a recent Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CluFX8JOAwl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “I’m strong, with a lot of hope and I follow my treatment as usual … I have a lot of faith in God and every message of love I receive from you all over the world keeps me full of energy.”</span></p>
<p>He ended the post by encouraging his followers to watch Brazil in the World Cup, which took place in Qatar. His support for his country’s national team is not without reciprocation. Brazilian fans displayed a massive banner with an image of Pelé holding a ball, with the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-soccer-sao-paulo-middle-east-a9376a8df4a4962c159f716c5bd4623a" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">words</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Pelé: Get Well Soon” and “We love Pelé” during the country’s match against Cameroon.</span></p>
<p>Voted FIFA’s player of the century with Argentinian Diego Maradonna in 2000, Pelé started playing for Santos FC at age 15 and his country’s national team at 16. Soccer is called “The Beautiful Game” largely because of Pelé, who <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/69649-jogo-bonito-the-beautiful-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">referred</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to it as such. Over half of Brazil’s World Cup championships were achieved with Pelé on the team. To this day, he </span><a href="https://olympics.com/en/news/youngest-goal-scorer-fifa-world-cup-football" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">remains</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the youngest player ever to score a goal in a World Cup, at age 17 in the 1958 competition.</span></p>
<p>Pelé retired from soccer in 1977, but didn’t leave the public eye. Being admired by many across the world, he has been awarded the International Peace Award, the International Olympic Committee’s Athlete of the Century, and one of Time’s 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, among other awards. From 1995 to 1998, Pelé served as Brazil’s Minister of Sports.</p>
<p>He had emphasized humanitarian work since retiring, focusing on international children&#8217;s rights and poverty. He was a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations and, in 2018, he <a href="https://www.pele10.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">founded</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the Pelé Foundation to help children in education and poverty alleviation.</span></p>
<p>Pelé greatly <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/30/pele-soccer-america-new-york-cosmos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">impacted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> soccer in the United States, attracting great crowds as a New York Cosmo and opening the door for other international stars to play in the United States. He </span><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/north-american/pele-at-80-remembering-the-brazil-legend-s-white-house-visits-1.1098288" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">met</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with several American presidents at the White House, including Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. Both Presidents Clinton and Obama met with Pelé during their trips to the South American country.</span></p>
<p>In a 1982 meeting, President Reagan said, “My name is Ronald Reagan, I’m the President of the United States of America. But you don’t need to introduce yourself because everyone knows who Pelé is.”</p>
<p>Pelé was the first soccer player known to many Americans and he helped normalize the sport in the U.S. His speed, control of the game, and incredible goals caught the attention of people around the world. He isn’t just one of the greatest soccer players in history, he is also known as one of the greatest sports figures as well.</p>
<p>Pelé is survived by his wife of six years and seven children.</p>
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<p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/realdailywire/">Twitter</a> erupted Sunday afternoon after a tweet resurfaced from a user who accurately predicted seven years ago that Lionel Messi of the Argentina National Football Team would win the 2022 FIFA World Cup.</p>
<p>Argentina defeated reigning champions France in the World Cup final in Qatar on Sunday in a penalty kick shootout following a 3-3 tie. The victory, led by Messi, capped a surprising comeback after an early loss to Saudi Arabia earlier in the tournament.</p>
<p>Amid an outpour of excitement and support worldwide for the team&#8217;s victory, soccer fans everywhere are shocked after a Twitter account @josepolanco10 prophesied Messi&#8217;s historic win in 2015.</p>
<p>&#8220;December 18, 2022. 34 year old Leo Messi will win the World Cup and become the greatest player of all times. Check back with me in 7 years,&#8221; José Miguel Polanco, the name attached to the account, said on March 20, 2015.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">December 18, 2022. 34 year old Leo Messi will win the World Cup and become the greatest player of all times. Check back with me in 7 years.</p>
<p>&mdash; José Miguel Polanco (@josepolanco10) <a href="https://twitter.com/josepolanco10/status/579016398694805504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In the now-viral tweet, Polanco either used the power of prophecy by speaking Messi&#8217;s success into existence, or he somehow rendezvoused with Doc Brown and Marty McFly in &#8220;Back to the Future Part II&#8221; and glanced at McFly&#8217;s fictitious Grays Sports Almanac.</p>
<p>Either way, Polanco nailed the prediction on every point but Messi&#8217;s age — the soccer star turned 35 in June.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Polanco posted a reply to his original tweet, saying, &#8220;the number of people who put the reminder in the tweet scares me, at the end of the year they are going to lynch me I am going to stay in Qatar with a tunic as the doc said&#8221; as translated from Spanish.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Polanco further tweeted, &#8220;Well this exploded so all I will say is that I was in Doha and the hope is bigger than ever, hay que CREER,&#8221; which translates to &#8220;you have to believe.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well this exploded so all I will say is that I was in Doha and the hope is bigger than ever, hay que CREER. Follow my Instagram <a href="https://twitter.com/aworldcuplife?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aworldcuplife</a> and YouTube Channel A World Cup Life to see content from my 6th World Cup I travelled to. <a href="https://t.co/ue3gXfSLO2">pic.twitter.com/ue3gXfSLO2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; José Miguel Polanco (@josepolanco10) <a href="https://twitter.com/josepolanco10/status/1604125195874160640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>One fan <a href="https://twitter.com/crazeclown/status/1604541751980597248">replied</a>: &#8220;I&#8217;m checking back with you! The GOAT did it and ended the debate!&#8221;</p>
<p>Another replied: &#8220;This is just too weird man, how on earth did he get this so spot on?!&#8221;</p>
<p>Emotions ran high as Messi finally secured the trophy in what will likely be his last World Cup performance.</p>
<p>Before Sunday&#8217;s historic win, Messi said the 2022 World Cup would be his last after the semi-final victory against Croatia.</p>
<p>Messi <a href="https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/argentina-vs-france-world-cup-2022-final-live-score-result/5vwJ9BknaKUL/">reportedly</a> has not made plans to retire from the sport because he wants to &#8220;continue playing as a champion.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It is impressive to end up playing a final,&#8221; Messi <a href="https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/argentina-vs-france-world-cup-2022-final-live-score-result/5vwJ9BknaKUL/">said</a>. &#8220;There&#8217;s a long way to go for the next one, there are many years, and surely because of age, I won&#8217;t get to it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni <a href="https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/argentina-vs-france-world-cup-2022-final-live-score-result/5vwJ9BknaKUL/">said</a> if Messi chooses to continue his career, he would stay with the team.</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s more than entitled to decide what he wants to do with his career,&#8221; Scaloni said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just such a privilege to coach him and to have him on the team. Everything that he transmits to his teammates, it&#8217;s just unparalleled. I&#8217;ve never seen a person who gives so much to their team.&#8221;</p>
<p>Messi was awarded the Golden Ball following the match, recognizing him as the tournament&#8217;s most outstanding player.</p>
<p>The celebration comes after much frustration when Messi nearly kicked a game-winning goal in the 96th minute from about 25 yards away.</p>
<p>The famed Argentinian player scored seven goals throughout the World Cup tournament.</p>
<p>As for Messi&#8217;s future, only time will tell — or perhaps José Miguel Polanco has an idea.</p>
<p><em>Dillon Burroughs contributed to this report.</em></p>


Argentina v France: Final – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Soccer Fan Predicted On Twitter Seven Years Ago Lionel Messi Wins 2022 FIFA World Cup

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<p>Argentina defeated France in the World Cup final in Qatar on Sunday in a penalty kick shootout following a 3-3 tie.</p>
<p>The victory, led by Argentina&#8217;s Lionel Messi, capped a surprising comeback after an early loss to Saudi Arabia earlier in the tournament.</p>
<p>Argentina developed an early lead, up 2-0 at halftime. Messi scored one goal, followed by Ángel Di Maria with the second.</p>
<p>The second half saw a France resurgence, with Kylian Mbappé scoring two goals just 90 seconds apart. The match went into overtime tied 2-2.</p>
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<p lang="nl" dir="ltr">WHAT A VOLLEY MBAPPÉ.</p>
<p>TWO GOALS IN 90 SECONDS.</p>
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<p>&mdash; B/R Football (@brfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1604518683774173187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Both team&#8217;s stars rose to the occasion, with Messi scoring at 108 minutes, followed by Mbappé in the 118th minute to tie the match at 3-3.</p>
<p>Mbappé&#8217;s goal made him the second player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final.</p>
<p>Despite Mbappé&#8217;s epic performance, Argentina scored on four penalty kicks, with France hitting two to give Argentina its first World Cup victory since 1986.</p>
<p>Emotions ran high as Messi finally secured the trophy in what will likely be his last World Cup performance. The famed Argentinian player scored seven goals throughout the World Cup tournament.</p>
<p>Messi was awarded the Golden Ball following the match, recognizing him as the tournament&#8217;s most outstanding player.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finally. 💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWorldCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/IkXSwPx7WW">pic.twitter.com/IkXSwPx7WW</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSportsSoccer/status/1604545204857573380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Messi&#8217;s celebration comes after much frustration when he nearly kicked a game-winning goal in the 96th minute from about 25 yards away. Hugo Lloris swatted it away to force the match into extra time.</p>
<p>France&#8217;s loss on penalty kicks brings back negative memories from the nation&#8217;s 2006 loss to Italy under similar circumstances.</p>
<p>The BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/61047899?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=639f60aa11d49175f77b5420%26Argentina%20the%20shootout%20kings%262022-12-18T19%3A06%3A05.547Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:932af5e5-c913-4902-81ce-977bac1943a4&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=639f60aa11d49175f77b5420&amp;pinned_post_type=share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that the win gave Argentina more penalty kick shootout wins in the World Cup than any team in history, doing so on six occasions. It is also the third team to win a World Cup final in a penalty shootout.</p>
<p>Despite the loss, French star Mbappé earned the Golden Boot for his performance. He scored a total of eight goals throughout the tournament. At 23 years old, he gives the French team high expectations for the future.</p>
<p>Argentina&#8217;s Emi Martinez also received the Golden Glove award for the best keeper in this year&#8217;s World Cup.</p>


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<p>Journalist Grant Wahl&#8217;s cause of death has been revealed following an autopsy after his sudden passing while reporting at the World Cup in Qatar.</p>
<p>Wahl&#8217;s widow, Dr. Celine Gounder, told CBS News on Wednesday that her husband&#8217;s death was due to a heart condition.</p>
<p>&#8220;He had an autopsy done here in New York by the New York City medical examiner&#8217;s office, and it showed that he had an aortic aneurysm that ruptured,&#8221; Gounder <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grant-wahl-cause-of-death-aortic-aneurysm-wife-dr-celine-gounder-interview/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=193622498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during the interview.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Grant Wahl’s wife, Dr. <a href="https://twitter.com/celinegounder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@celinegounder</a>, reveals that the renowned journalist died due to an aortic aneurysm that ruptured at the World Cup.</p>
<p>Gounder says she hopes he is remembered as a “kind, generous person who was really dedicated to social justice.” <a href="https://t.co/aaVkb2dhrb">pic.twitter.com/aaVkb2dhrb</a></p>
<p>&mdash; CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSMornings/status/1603022622572281856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just one of these things that had been likely brewing for years, and for whatever reason it happened at this point in time,&#8221; she told &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; co-host Gayle King in her first interview since Wahl&#8217;s death.</p>
<p>Wahl, 49, died on Friday in Doha while covering the World Cup. CBS News <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/grant-wahl-renowned-american-soccer-journalist-dies-at-age-48/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">initially reported</a> that he had experienced a heart attack.</p>
<p>Gounder released an update on Wednesday with additional details.</p>
<p>&#8220;The chest pressure he experienced shortly before his death may have represented the initial symptoms,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;No amount of CPR or shocks would have saved him. His death was unrelated to COVID. His death was unrelated to vaccination status. There was nothing nefarious about his death.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">On behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from around the world. Here is a message from our family and the latest update surrounding our beloved Grant:<a href="https://t.co/jPsggW6gfd">https://t.co/jPsggW6gfd</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 (@celinegounder) <a href="https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1603019043010908160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Daily Wire previously reported that Wahl <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/american-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-while-covering-world-cup/42204330">said</a> he went to a medical facility to receive treatment the Monday before his death because he was not feeling well.</p>
<p>“My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you,” Wahl wrote. “What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wahl returned for additional medical treatment on Thursday after his condition had not improved. He died suddenly on Friday following the World Cup&#8217;s quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands.</p>
<p>The soccer journalist received treatment on-site from paramedics and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl ‘s soccer family &amp; of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight,” Gounder <a href="https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1601404727014879232" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> on Friday following his death. &#8220;I am in complete shock.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wahl sparked controversy during the World Cup in November after he said he was denied entry to the venue because he wore a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brother-of-u-s-journalist-grant-wahl-who-collapsed-and-died-at-world-cup-i-believe-he-was-killed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rainbow t-shirt</a> in support of gay rights. Gay and lesbian sex is a criminal offense in Qatar.</p>
<p>Wahl&#8217;s brother, Eric Wahl, initially said he believed his brother was killed since he was healthy prior to his death.</p>
<p>“My name is Eric Wahl. I live in Seattle, Washington. I am Grant Wahl’s brother,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/JeannaTrotmanTV/status/1601414091205390337" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a video posted to Twitter. “I’m gay, I’m the reason he wore the rainbow shirt to the World Cup.”</p>
<p>“My brother was healthy. He told me he received death threats. I do not believe my brother just died,” he continued. “I believe he was killed and I just beg for any help.”</p>
<p>Eric Wahl later said that he had changed his mind and was no longer suspicious about the circumstances.</p>
<p>&#8220;The family will release a statement as to cause of death soon. I no longer suspect foul play. It was not PE,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/ziplamak/status/1602657364250861568" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, ruling out pulmonary embolism.</p>


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<p>U.S. journalist Grant Wahl collapsed and died Friday in Qatar while covering the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands.</p>
<p>CBS News <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/grant-wahl-renowned-american-soccer-journalist-dies-at-age-48/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Wahl &#8220;suffered a heart attack&#8221; while in the press box of Lusail Stadium in Doha.</p>
<p>Wahl generated international headlines during the World Cup in November after he wore LGBT gear in support of members of that community who live in fear of criminal prosecution in Qatar. Wahl was detained for wearing the shirt and was told to change his shirt because it was not allowed. He was released after roughly half an hour.</p>
<p>On Monday, Wahl <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/american-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-while-covering-world-cup/42204330">wrote</a> on his website that he went to a medical facility to receive treatment because he was not feeling well.</p>
<p>&#8220;My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you,&#8221; Wahl wrote. &#8220;What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort.</p>
<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t have Covid (I test regularly here), but I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I&#8217;m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. But still: No bueno.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wahl <a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/35221443/american-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-49-qatar">said</a> on a podcast Thursday that he again was not feeling well and went back to the clinic for treatment.</p>
<p>&#8220;I basically canceled everything on this Thursday that I had, and napped and I&#8217;m doing slightly better that you can probably tell in my voice that I&#8217;m not at it at 100 percent here,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Hopefully I will not cough during this podcast. I&#8217;m coughing a lot. Everyone&#8217;s coughing here in like this is by no means limited to me like so many journalists have got a crazy cough. It sounds like a death rattle sometimes.</p>
<p>&#8220;The only thing that&#8217;s surprising to me actually is there isn&#8217;t that much COVID here. I thought there might be a real issue with that,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We&#8217;re not really seeing COVID cases. We&#8217;re just seeing a lot of general sickness, coughing, colds, and I can&#8217;t wait to be on the other side of what I have. But I am going to be ready to go. I&#8217;m attending on Friday.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wahl&#8217;s wife released a statement upon learning of her husbands death, saying that she was &#8220;in complete shock.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl &#8216;s soccer family &amp; of so many friends who&#8217;ve reached out tonight,&#8221; she said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am so thankful for the support of my husband <a href="https://twitter.com/GrantWahl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GrantWahl</a>&#39;s soccer family &amp; of so many friends who&#39;ve reached out tonight.</p>
<p>I&#39;m in complete shock. <a href="https://t.co/OB3IzOxGlE">https://t.co/OB3IzOxGlE</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 (@celinegounder) <a href="https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1601404727014879232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;The entire U.S. Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,&#8221; U.S. Soccer said in a statement. &#8220;Fans of soccer and journalism of the highest quality knew we could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game, and its major protagonists: Teams, players, coaches and the many personalities that make soccer unlike any sport.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Here in the United States, Grant&#8217;s passion for soccer and commitment to elevating its profile across our sporting landscape played a major role in helping to drive interest in and respect for our beautiful game,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;As important, Grant&#8217;s belief in the power of the game to advance human rights was, and will remain, an inspiration to all.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Grant made soccer his life&#8217;s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us. U.S. Soccer sends its sincerest condolences to Grant&#8217;s wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, and all of his family members, friends and colleagues in the media,&#8221; the statement concluded. &#8220;And we thank Grant for his tremendous dedication to and impact on our game in the United States. His writing and the stories he told will live on.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>This report has been updated to include additional information. </em></p>


U.S. Journalist Grant Wahl Collapses And Dies While Covering World Cup Soccer Games

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<p>Anchor <a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-don-lemon-offers-bizarre-rebuttal-when-colbert-says-new-cnn-boss-wont-let-anchors-be-liberal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-don-lemon-offers-bizarre-rebuttal-when-colbert-says-new-cnn-boss-wont-let-anchors-be-liberal/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">Don Lemon</a> apparently stepped in it on Thursday morning when he argued — against “CNN This Morning” co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins — in defense of the U.S. men’s <a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://dailywire.com/news/ill-be-ready-u-s-soccer-star-speaks-out-after-game-winning-goal-lands-him-in-a-hospital-bed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://dailywire.com/news/ill-be-ready-u-s-soccer-star-speaks-out-after-game-winning-goal-lands-him-in-a-hospital-bed/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">soccer team</a> making more money than the women’s team.</p>
<p>Collins and Harlow argued that because the women&#8217;s team had traditionally done better in international competition, they should be paid accordingly. <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-journalists-must-treat-republicans-as-dangerous-to-our-society/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lemon</a> agreed that the members of the women&#8217;s team should be paid more than they were, but countered that the men were paid more because more people were interested in watching them play — and therefore willing to shell out more money for tickets and merchandise.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don Lemon raises legitimate points here, and gets tag-teamed for his trouble.  <a href="https://t.co/F8F8IYMHl7">pic.twitter.com/F8F8IYMHl7</a></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don Lemon leaves his CNN colleagues perplexed by stating the obvious about pay in US soccer:</p>
<p>“Everyone’s going to hate me … I’m not sexist&#8230;the men’s team makes more money, the men should get more money.” <a href="https://t.co/iZiwSHVBhd">pic.twitter.com/iZiwSHVBhd</a></p>
<p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href="https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1598384095360417800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Harlow began by suggesting that media and Big Tech were somehow responsible for suppressing public access to the women&#8217;s team, saying, &#8220;Until big media companies, Big Tech companies, advertisers, invest and put them on their airwaves more —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I understand what you&#8217;re saying,&#8221; Lemon interjected, but Harlow continued.</p>
<p>&#8220;No-no-no-no-no! And allow people to see it more and gain more fans, then you will push toward more equality,&#8221; she asserted, arguing that more visibility would make people like women&#8217;s soccer more. &#8220;But if they are blocked in so many ways and not invested in as much —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You guys are — I&#8217;m not sexist,&#8221; Lemon tried again.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know you&#8217;re not!&#8221; Harlow agreed. &#8220;But they don&#8217;t even have a shot.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I grew up the only boy in a family of all women, I understand what you&#8217;re saying,&#8221; Lemon said, pivoting to make his point. &#8220;But not everybody, honestly, has the same skill. Not everybody has the same interest in the sport. I think the women should be paid more, I do. But if the men —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re right that not everyone has the same skills because the women are better skilled,&#8221; Collins interrupted, prompting Harlow to respond: &#8220;Mic drop.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lemon continued, however, noting that the women were certainly very skilled in competition — against other women. &#8220;But if the women played the men, they wouldn&#8217;t be winning the way that they win.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Why?? What??!!&#8221; Harlow was clearly taken aback by Lemon&#8217;s statement. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to get into that argument.&#8221;</p>
<p>Following a lawsuit demanding equal pay, the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team will receive half of the prize money the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/30/us-womens-national-team-will-get-half-of-money-won-by-usmnt-at-world-cup/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brings home</a> from the ongoing World Cup, including some $6.5 million from their advancement into the Round of 16.</p>


Paramount’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner After Party

Female Co-Hosts Tag Team Don Lemon For Daring To Defend Men’s Soccer Team

Female Co-Hosts Tag Team Don Lemon For Daring To Defend Men's Soccer Team

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Kaitlan Collins

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Women's Soccer

<p style="font-weight: 400;">An Iranian man who honked the horn of his car to celebrate Iran’s defeat by the United States in the World Cup was reportedly murdered by the despotic Iranian regime’s security forces.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Iran lost to the United States 1-0 on Tuesday.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/202211308687" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran International</a>, sources informed the outlet that Mehran Samak was shot in the head by security officials after he and his fiancée were honking their car horn in the wake of Team Iran’s loss.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Mehran Sammak&quot;, 27 years old, was shot in the head by Islamic Regime’s security forces, tonight (around 1 am local time) in Anzali [Northern Iran], while people were celebrating IR team’s loss against the US.<br />He died an hour ago in the hospital<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MehsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MehsaAmini</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCupQatar2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWorldCupQatar2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/0bDz7dp9lr">pic.twitter.com/0bDz7dp9lr</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Pouria Zeraati (@pouriazeraati) <a href="https://twitter.com/pouriazeraati/status/1597750564804526084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Samak was not alone in celebrating the Iranian team’s loss, as some Iranians viewed the loss as a defeat for the tyrannical Iranian regime, which has murdered hundreds of protesters in recent months following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the government’s security forces in September after they viewed her as violating the country’s Islamic dress code for women.</p>
<p>ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/iran-releases-soccer-player-ahead-match-us-94144322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notes</a> that per Human Rights Activists in Iran, hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands have been detained since protests began.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Even in Iran’s capital, Tehran protesters chanted anti-government slogans after the Iranian team lost, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11485763/World-Cup-fan-shot-dead-Islamic-Regime-security-forces-celebrated-Irans-defeat-USA.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>. “A video shared online by Kurdish activist Kaveh Ghoreishi showed a Sanandaj city neighborhood at night with sounds of cheering and horns blaring after the United States scored,” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-man-said-killed-by-security-forces-while-celebrating-world-cup-loss-to-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In Amini’s hometown of Saqez, people cheered the Iranian team’s loss, according to <a href="https://iranwire.com/en/sports/110635-cheers-dances-and-fireworks-iranians-celebrate-teams-world-cup-defeat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran Wire</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier in November, Parviz Boroumand, a retired goalkeeper for the Iranian team, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/iran-releases-soccer-player-ahead-match-us-94144322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> for protesting in Tehran; roughly one week later, a player for the team, Voria Ghafouri, who had been dropped by the team before the World Cup, was arrested for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government,&#8221; Iranian state media reported.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After Ghafouri was released, he thanked the soccer team for facilitating his release, saying, “I wish success for the team in its match against the U.S. I hope the national soccer team players perform their best.”</p>


SOCCER WORLD CUP 2022 IRAN VS USA

Iranian Man Celebrating Soccer Team’s Loss To U.S. Allegedly Murdered By Government Forces

Iranian Man Celebrating Soccer Team's Loss To U.S. Murdered By Government Forces: Reports

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<p>American soccer star Christian Pulisic spoke out from his hospital bed in Qatar, declaring that he would be ready to play when the United States takes on the Netherlands in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-iranian-journalist-tries-to-race-bait-u-s-soccer-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> play.</p>
<p>Pulisic reassured his fans that he would be all right after scoring Tuesday&#8217;s <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/world-cup-shows-just-how-terrifying-iran-is-as-regime-threatens-torture-for-players-families/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">game-winning goal</a> left him <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/u-s-soccers-game-winning-scorer-rushed-to-hospital-for-injury-sustained-during-goal-score/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">injured</a> badly enough that he was taken to the hospital. &#8220;So f***ing proud of my guys I&#8217;ll be ready Saturday don&#8217;t worry,&#8221; he said, alluding to the U.S. team&#8217;s next match against the Dutch team.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christian Pulisic from the hospital after suffering an abdominal injury against Iran 🦅🇺🇸</p>
<p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/AreaSportsNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AreaSportsNet</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Adimitri24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Adimitri24</a>) <a href="https://t.co/zUM0Ewhbxw">pic.twitter.com/zUM0Ewhbxw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1597713577657376774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pulisic&#8217;s first-half goal gave the United States a 1-0 lead on Iran — from which the opposition never recovered.</p>
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<p>But the 24-year-old Hershey, Pennsylvania, native was clearly injured, remaining on the ground after colliding with Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. After briefly returning to the game, Pulisic was taken to the hospital and did not play in the second half.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NOTHING WAS STOPPING PULISIC FROM SCORING 😤</p>
<p>Take another look at his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal for the <a href="https://twitter.com/USMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USMNT</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/s6tKehRLg2">pic.twitter.com/s6tKehRLg2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1597677266330329089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pulisic was named Budweiser&#8217;s &#8220;Man of the Match&#8221; after Iran was unable to answer the goal.</p>
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<p>According to an update from the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team, &#8220;#USMNT forward Christian Pulisic has been diagnosed with a pelvic contusion and his status is day-to-day.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Coach Gregg Berhalter <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/injured-christian-pulisic-celebrates-usmnt-win-from-hospital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Pulisic was involved in post-game celebration via FaceTime: &#8220;We FaceTimed him after from the locker room and he’s in good spirits. My guess is he brought his phone with him and he’s updating … one of those apps.&#8221;</p>
<p>Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/world-cup-2022-christian-pulisic-gets-injury-update-netherlands-match-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the star forward — nicknamed <a href="https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1597711293003464705" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Captain America</a> — had been released from the hospital and was with the rest of the team recovering at the hotel.</p>
<p>Tim Weah hailed his teammate and friend, saying of Pulisic, &#8220;We love him, and we thank him. He’s huge. Going back to him not qualifying for the last World Cup, and then being here and qualifying us through, that’s just a work of God. God bless him. I love him, and he’s so important to this team. He’s a key player and a leader, so someone that we definitely need.&#8221;</p>


IR Iran v USA: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

‘I’ll Be Ready!’: U.S. Soccer Star Speaks Out After Game-Winning Goal Lands Him In A Hospital Bed

U.S. Soccer Star Christian Pulisic Speaks Out After Game-Winning Goal Lands Him In A Hospital Bed

<p>Team Iran lost 1-0 to Team USA on Tuesday, getting eliminated from the 2022 World Cup.</p>
<p>The team was gracious in defeat, shaking hands with American players after the devastating loss. That was classy.</p>
<p>But what was not classy — instead, horrifying — was what happened to Iran&#8217;s players before the game, and what might happen to them post-loss.</p>
<p>Iran threatened the families of the players with “imprisonment and torture” if the players didn’t “behave” ahead of the match, a source <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/28/football/iran-soccer-family-threats-intl-spt/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN.</p>
<p>After the players stood mute during the anthem in their opening match against England, the source said players were called to a meeting with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The players were informed that their families would face &#8220;violence and torture&#8221; if they snubbed the anthem again, the source told CNN.</p>
<p>The alleged threats came after Iran’s players refused to sing their anthem in what was a silent protest after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was allegedly beaten to death while in police custody for failing to properly wear a hijab.</p>
<p>Amini&#8217;s death set off weeks of violent protests. The Islamic Republic deployed security forces to quash what it called &#8220;riots,&#8221; and Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh of the IRGC said Tuesday that 300 people had died in the protests, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-protests-over-300-people-dead-general-says-after-mahsa-amini-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>But the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran says more than 450 protesters have died in the protests, including 64 children. The group also says more than 18,000 people have been detained in more than 1,100 protests in 157 cities.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Daily Statistics on Iran Protests<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IranProtests2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IranProtests2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/yrvtnsnyHV">pic.twitter.com/yrvtnsnyHV</a></p>
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<p>After the game, there were more reports that Iran’s soccer team faced punishment for the loss.</p>
<p>Mike Baker, a former CIA covert operations officer, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/iranians-face-retribution-after-world-cup-loss-against-usa-experts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post that the players are now in an &#8220;untenable position.&#8221; “Given what we’ve seen from the Iranian regime … they’ve shown themselves to be brutal and there’s no reason to believe they’re going to suddenly become rational,” Baker said.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s step back a second. This is a soccer game. While the World Cup is being held in Qatar, another egregious violator of human rights, citizens from every nation strive to put politics aside and enjoy the friendly rivalry of sports.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now, the Iranian team could face fines or even arrest in the wake of Tuesday’s defeat once they arrive home — as retaliation for their disloyalty and their failure to beat the enemy,&#8221; Baker told the Post.</p>
<p>“Neither is good if you’re an Iranian player upon returning home,” he added.</p>
<p>In another twist, protesters in Iran cheered the country&#8217;s defeat, celebrating in Tehran and other cities as a blow to the ruling regime.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am happy, this is the government losing to the people,&#8221; one person <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/middleeast/iran-protests-world-cup-defeat-celebrations-intl/index.html">told</a> CNN after Iran&#8217;s defeat.</p>
<p>&#8220;People in Paveh are celebrating Iran’s national team lose over America in World Cup in Qatar, they are chanting ‘Down with Jash [traitors],'&#8221; Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights group, posted on social media.</p>
<p>Of course, there will be little way to track the well-being of Iran&#8217;s players and their family members as their society censors social media. But somehow, we&#8217;ll find out. Remember that, Iran.</p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>
<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.</em></p>


England v IR Iran: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

World Cup Shows Just How Terrifying Iran Is As Regime Threatens Torture For Players’ Families

World Cup Shows Just How Terrifying Iran Is As Regime Threatens Torture For Players' Families

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<p>American forward Christian Pulisic was taken to the hospital Tuesday for evaluation after he was injured while scoring the U.S.&#8217;s game-winning goal against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the World Cup.</p>
<p>While playing in Qatar, Pulisic scored the United States’ only goal of the contest in the first half, propelling the team to a 1-0 win.</p>
<p>He was sidelined for the second half after he had a serious collision with the goalkeeper for Iran during his game-winning goal.</p>
<p>U.S. Soccer confirmed that he had some sort of an abdominal injury and that he was taken to the hospital for scans.</p>
<p>ESPN highlighted a photograph that was taken of Pulisic from his hospital bed.</p>
<p>Pulisic said, “So f***ing proud of my guys. I’ll be ready Saturday, don’t worry.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christian Pulisic from the hospital after suffering an abdominal injury against Iran 🦅🇺🇸</p>
<p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/AreaSportsNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AreaSportsNet</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Adimitri24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Adimitri24</a>) <a href="https://t.co/zUM0Ewhbxw">pic.twitter.com/zUM0Ewhbxw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1597713577657376774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The games have been surrounded in controversy due to Qatar&#8217;s human rights abuses.</p>
<p>Between 400 to 500 migrant workers died in preparation for Qatar’s World Cup, according to an official from the local organizing committee.</p>
<p>The new report from Hassan al-Thawadi, the secretary-general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, was shared during an interview with Pier Morgan.</p>
<p>“What is the honest, realistic total do you think of migrant workers who died from – as a result of work they’re doing for the World Cup in totality?” Morgan asked.</p>
<p>“The estimate is around 400, between 400 and 500. I don’t have the exact number. That’s something that’s been discussed,” al-Thawadi <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPaGtOLkUt8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a>Morgan.</p>
<p>“One death is a death too many. Plain and simple,” he later added.</p>
<p>The previous report by Qatar’s government noted 40 deaths, listing only three as workplace-related and 37 from non-working health concerns, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-health-soccer-covid-e19bd8a30f7f9be62cf10bad496639ff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the Associated Press. A 2021 report by The Guardian placed the death toll much higher, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming</a> that more than 6,500 migrant workers had died in Qatar since 2011.</p>
<p><em>This report has been updated to include additional information. </em></p>


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U.S. Soccer Hero Rushed To Hospital For Injury Sustained On Winning Goal

<p>An Iranian reporter attempted to bait U.S. men&#8217;s soccer team captain Tyler Adams — during a pre-game press conference on Monday in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/singer-dua-lipa-says-shes-not-performing-at-world-cup-in-qatar-as-she-calls-out-countrys-human-rights-violations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Qatar</a> — into saying something derogatory about race relations in his home country.</p>
<p>Scolding Adams for mispronouncing &#8220;Iran,&#8221; the reporter then asked whether the team captain — as a biracial man — was comfortable representing the United States when racial discrimination was still a thing that was happening.</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">🎙️ La rueda de prensa más incómoda de lo que llevamos de Mundial. </p>
<p>🎥 Tyler Adams contestó una de las preguntas a un periodista iraní sobre el racismo en Estados Unidos.</p>
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<p>&#8220;You say you support the Iranian people, but you’re pronouncing our country’s name wrong. Please, once and for all, let’s get this clear,&#8221; the reporter began. &#8220;Are you okay to be representing a country that has so much discrimination against Black people in its own borders? And we saw the Black Lives Matter movement over the past few years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;My apologies on the mispronunciation of your country,&#8221; Adams replied, adding, &#8220;There’s discrimination everywhere you go.&#8221;</p>
<p>Adams went on to praise the United States for continuing to make progress, saying, &#8220;One thing that I’ve learned, especially from living abroad in the past years and having to fit in different cultures, is that in the US, we’re continuing to make progress every single day.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I grew up in a white family, with obviously an African-American heritage and background as well. I had a little bit of a different cultures, and I was very easily able to assimilate in different cultures, so not everyone has that ease and the ability to do that,&#8221; Adams said, before thanking the reporter for helping to educate him.</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously, it takes longest to understand and through education, I think, is super important. Like, you just educated me now on the pronunciation of your country. It’s a process. I think as long as you see progress, that’s the important thing.&#8221;</p>
<p>When the reporter asserted that Adams &#8220;supported&#8221; the Iranian people, he was apparently referencing The United States Soccer Federation&#8217;s earlier move to show support for Iranian women.</p>
<p>The federation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/27/football/iran-us-flag-protesters-klinsmann-2022-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a graphic</a> laying out the Group B standings that included the Iranian flag —edited to show only the colors and not the emblem of the Islamic Republic. According to U.S. Soccer, the intent was to post the graphic as a show of &#8220;support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.&#8221;</p>
<p>Once the graphic was posted, however, Iranian state media called for the United States to be kicked out of the ongoing competition.</p>
<p>&#8220;By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US football team breached the @FIFAcom charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. Team #USA should be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022,&#8221; Tasnim news agency tweeted on Sunday.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a> on its official account, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#US</a> football team breached the <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIFAcom</a> charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. <br />Team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USA</a> should be kicked out of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldCup2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/c8I4i4z3Tv">pic.twitter.com/c8I4i4z3Tv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tasnimnews_EN/status/1596808910572519424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter apologized, saying that no one on the team had any idea that the federation planned to do that. &#8220;The staff, the players, we had no idea … Our focus is on this match and I don’t want to sound aloof or not caring by saying that,&#8221; Berhalter said. &#8220;Of course are thoughts are with the Iranian people, the whole country, the whole team, everyone. But our focus is on this match.&#8221;</p>


USA Press Conference – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

WATCH: Iranian Journalist Tries To Race-Bait U.S. Soccer Captain

Iranian Journalist Tries To Race-Bait U.S. Soccer Captain

Racism

<p style="font-weight: 400;">After the players on Iran’s World Cup soccer team expressed solidarity with protesters against the tyrannical Iranian regime by not singing the national anthem before their opening game against England, the Iranian rime is now reportedly threatening to imprison or torture the players’ families if the team refuses to “behave” as the team prepares to face the United States’ team on Tuesday.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">That report comes courtesy of a “source involved in the security of the games, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/football/iran-soccer-family-threats-intl-spt/index.html?utm_content=2022-11-28T20%3A00%3A14&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> reported. That source also indicated that subsequent to  members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and told of the threats.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“There are a large number of Iranian security officers in Qatar collecting information and monitoring the players,” the source told CNN, adding that the despotic Iranian regime had promised the players “presents and cars” before the game with England prior to the refusal to sing the anthem.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Iranian team sang the anthem before their second game against Wales.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The sources suggested that the Iranian regime had manipulated the event against Wales by sending hundreds of these actor supporters in order to create a false sense of support and favor amongst the fans. For the next game against the U.S, the regime is planning to significantly increase the number of actors into the thousands.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The captain of Iran’s soccer team implicitly spoke out about the terrorizing of Iranian citizens by the government in his home country prior to the game against England. “I offer my condolences to all the bereaved families of Iran. And let them know that we are with them and sympathize with them,” he stated.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">IMPORTANT 🇮🇷 Ahead of their game against England, Iran’s captain Ehsan Hajsafi becomes the first Iranian player to speak out in support of women’s rights protesters in his home country, expressing condolences to families who’ve lost loved ones.<a href="https://t.co/iyOiZ9cikl">pic.twitter.com/iyOiZ9cikl</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) <a href="https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers/status/1594497797792960515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Protests in Iran have surged since the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/middleeast/iranian-woman-dies-police-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini</a> in the custody of the government’s morality police in mid-September. Between her death and November 19, 378 Iranians were killed by the government’s “security forces,” including 47 children and 27 women, according to <a href="https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5594/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the non-profit Iran Human Rights</a> (IHR).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Based on our information, the killing of protesters were committed exclusively by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces,” the Director of Iran Human Rights, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, stated. “The responsibility for the killing of protesters rests solely with the Islamic Republic and its leader, Ali Khamenei.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">According to IHR, protesters had been killed in 25 provinces, with 40 protesters killed in by state “security forces” in the week between November 12 and November 19.</p>


The Iran National Football team continue their trainings for FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Torture Or Prison: Iranian Soccer Team’s Families Threatened by Tyrannical Regime: Report

 Iranian Soccer Team's Families Threatened by Tyrannical Regime: Report

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