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Published 12:31 25 Jul 2023 BST
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“In Morocco, it’s illegal to have a gay relationship. Do you have any gay players in your squad and what’s life like for them in Morocco?”Before Chebbak could acknowledge the question a FIFA moderator quickly responded: “Sorry, this is a very political question, so we’ll just stick to questions relating to football.” The journalist then fired back, saying: “No, it’s not political, it’s about people, it’s got nothing to do with politics. Please let her answer the question.” https://twitter.com/SHEscoresbanger/status/1683517145638924288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1683517145638924288%7Ctwgr%5Ef9cd448bec892b0b8c4b223fa5677e08eab60b7e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fbbc-apologise-for-inappropriate-question-to-morocco-captain-at-womens-world-cup-400936
“We recognise that the question was inappropriate. We had no intention to cause any harm or distress.”Morocco lost their opening game of the Women’s World Cup – which they are competing at for the first time in the nation’s history – 6-0 against Germany. Check out our House of Football interview with the Irish women's team record goal scorer Olivia O'Toole: Related articles:
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