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As the excitement builds for the US-Iran matchup in the World Cup, the controversies off the field continue as the U.S. coach and team captain are grilled at press conference by Iranian state media. NBC’s Meghan Fitzgerald reports for TODAY.
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Respect for how classy Adams is. From 🇬🇧
Tired of reporters desperately seeking a viral moment. Cheers for Tyler taking the high road with a classy response and then the win right after. 🇺🇸
actual Persians are not mad at the coach for not putting the symbol on the flag because of what the government does
Iranian head coach: We lost and that really blows. But that's nothing compared to my fate which awaits me. The ayatollah has declared that I will be beheaded pronto. (Crying)
FOREX CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTMENT
YOUR FAILURE CANT BE INSURED,
AND YOUR SUCCESS ALSO CAN'T BE
GUARANTEED UNTILL YOU GOT AN EXPERT
TRADER WHO'S A PROFESSIONAL IN THAT
VERY FIELD
The reporter got GRILLED!
In his excellent way, Tyler actually got in a classy dig at this smug and snide reporter by pointing out how "in the USA we make progress every day", like how we just voted to reject a murderous theocratic autocracy. Something the people of this reporter's nation are oppressed from rejecting, thanks to their regime of theocratic zealots.
The Journalists are just mad because we're better at soccer 😂
WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM
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Lol 😂 these people hate us so much but they have been at war with their own people and surrounding contries and i mean years im talking bout going back to BC times for years the reporter was just but hurt
1. There is no official pronunciation of Iran in another language.
2. Interracial people are not “black.”
3. Exposure is everything; regardless of heritage.
4. American media will racialize anything.
Actually he was too soft. He can't compare discrimination in the US (that exists) with discrimination in Iran against other races or even women or non muslims.
Tyler Adams handled it very well! Respect!
Does us captains proud.
Did anyone else notice the Iranian reporter pronounced the word "Iranian" wrong himself???
I 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
A culture that looks at a mispronunciation as being an insult against them will never be able to peacefully address really serious problems.
It's always so stupid when people try to dictate how their country's name should be pronounced. Like, come on, it's a different language with its own vocabulary.
After that reporter said "Please once and for all, let's get this clear".
Me: Next question from someone else, please?
those reports are probably salty af
Oreo cookie
As an American from Iran I have to admit it annoys me a bit when people say "eye-ran" but that reporter is a jerk. USA! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The captain is a dummy, they are decades apart in soccer to any country
Ask if the Iranian journalist can live with Iranian drones killing civilians in Ukraine.
We don't have to pronounce any country name or even place a certain way. Why? Cause that is what languages and accents are. This happens in every language when they say USA or other countries and cities. They rarely say the name of the place WITH or IN the language/accent of that place. Why does America have this standard and others don't?
We might as well say Meheeco for MExico and Al Qahira for Cairo. Can we stop pretending to be world scholars and show offs and just say it in our native accent/language?
It would be like calling Tyler Adams a gringo be he is an American, or yank, is this how Iran feels about how he said or pronounced thier country? Cause Gringo and Yank is a slur and to me as a Mexican born, you were born in the USA like Tyler Adams you are pretty much all American, Tyler Adams to me is pretty much all American, not African American, American I feel should be an ethnicity for those born in the USA like Me Adams, his ethnicity to me is also just AMERICAN.
Literally prosecuting an Iran player for supporting the girl that got killed…. and you are gonna ask the USA about discrimination
This reporter gave iran a bad rep
Still searching for utopia on the map.
He's a better man than me…I'd have told him I wouldn't answer any of his questions…or even leave the press conference if he was still present
iranians taling discrimination… huh hypocrites