Egypt coach Hossam Hassan slammed the officiating after his team’s 3-2 World Cup loss to Argentina.
Hassan said Egypt were the victim of an “injustice” and that he is not going to watch another game in the tournament
so.. did they address the racist incident toward the end of the match? Egypt coach Hossam Hassan made the gesture to alert officials but we weren't informed of their decision, or even whether there was an investigation, on the live broadcast.
Egypt national team head coach Hossam Hassan: “We are living through a time where, in Europe, around the world, and in America, if an animal is mistreated or harmed, human rights organizations, animal rights groups, and everyone else speak out. But every single day, thousands of human beings are being killed, including children and women, while we sit comfortably in air-conditioned homes with food in front of us, and entire families are forced to live in tents through winter and summer. How can we not feel for children who cannot find food and are suffering from disease and epidemics?”… “If I cannot feel this as a human being, then there is no point in me living. Any person who does not feel what is happening in Palestine, regardless of whether they are Muslim, Christian, or Jewish, has lost their humanity.”… “It is a disgrace for all of us. A disgrace for the entire world, not only the Arab or African world. It is a disgrace for those in positions of power who allow people just like us to be killed. We are all the same; we all have eyes, faces, heads, and bodies.”… “I am speaking about humanity, regardless of religion. I am not talking about Islam, Christianity, or Judaism. I am speaking from my heart because I am a human being before anything else—before my identity, my religion, or my nationality.”… “Please, through football—the world’s greatest soft power—and through athletes and journalists of every religion and every country, send one message: Let the Palestinian people live. They are not asking for anything except the chance to live. We want respect for every human being’s right to live, and we want fairness in life.”
كل يوم يطلع بني آدمين بالآلاف يتقتلوا، وأطفال وستات، وإحنا قاعدين في تكييف وقاعدين في قصور وشقق وعاملين الأكل قدامنا، وفي شعوب قاعدة في خيام في الشتاء والصيف، ما بيصعبش علينا الأطفال اللي مش لاقيين ياكلوا والمرض والوباء؟”… “أنا لو ما حسيتش كبني آدم، يبقى ماليش لازمة إني أعيش، وأي بني آدم على وجه الأرض ما حسش باللي بيحصل في فلسطين.
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka are both off to their first career Wimbledon Quarterfinals 👏
At 22, Gauff would be the youngest American woman to complete the QF set since Serena Williams at the 2001 French Open (19).
Osaka got there by knocking off No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, her earliest exit at a Major since the 2022 French Open.
Hossam Hassan (Egypt national team head coach):
“I would like to thank the brotherly Palestinian people for their support and encouragement of the Egypt national team. I dedicate this victory and our qualification to them.
Despite the suffering of the Palestinian people, we witnessed how happy they were for us. We pray that God grants them victory and has mercy on their martyrs.
We prayed to God to bless us with this win so that we could bring them joy, as well as joy to all the Arab people.” 🇪🇬🇵🇸