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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

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

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

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

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

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

Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet:

Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.

By Steve Contorno• June 19, 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

Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

“En la Eurocopa 2020, la Unión Europea impuso a todos los capitanes de selecciones nacionales llevar el distintivo lgtb. Pero Cristiano fue el único capitán de la Euro que se negó y no llevo el cintillo lgtb”.

By Grace Abels, Marta Campabadal Graus• June 21, 2024

Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2021 in a post:

Suggests "108 FIFA registered players/coaches have died" because of COVID-19 vaccines.

By Yacob Reyes• November 22, 2022

Instagram posts stated on November 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022

Jeremy Schaap stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:

"Qataris don't really work."

By Jon Greenberg• June 2, 2014

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

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

Dana Perino stated on February 09, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News:

On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces."

By Jon Greenberg• February 13, 2015

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

Viral image stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with “chest pains.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 21, 2022

Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in blog post headline:

"Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven."

By Manuela Tobias• September 17, 2018

Viral image stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A coloring book that describes Joe Biden as “America’s Sexiest Moderate” is being marketed to children.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2020

Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 05, 2015 in a video:

Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups."

By Jon Greenberg• November 11, 2015

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