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Search results for "A World Cup broadcaster got the boot. They were suspended from their duties on the spot."

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Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway":
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014
Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
As of Aug. 25, "Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Spanish Football Federation."
By Tom Kertscher• August 29, 2023
Jack Kingston stated on May 12, 2014 in Campaign ad:
President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk.
By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos• July 7, 2014
Colin Kaepernick stated on October 08, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
By Joshua Gillin• October 9, 2017
Viral image stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 12, 2019
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Peter Beinart stated on July 06, 2014 in comments on CNN:
"If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states."
By Derek Tsang• July 10, 2014
Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 29, 2022
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
Social Media stated on January 19, 2025 in social media posts:
Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 21, 2025
Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts:
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
By Sofia Ahmed• December 16, 2024
Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden is wearing a foot boot to hide an ankle monitor.
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 3, 2020
Viral image stated on August 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Bruce Reinhart.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 12, 2022
The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2016
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:
News networks covered Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing live but not Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 24, 2022
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 25, 2025 in a Newsmax interview:
On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’"
By Grace Abels• April 1, 2025
Jack Reed stated on April 07, 2013 in a television interview:
North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
By Michael McKinney• May 10, 2013

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