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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":

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics.

By Madison Czopek• July 26, 2021

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

Viral image stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Akira’ is a 1988 movie about an apocalyptic event taking place months before Tokyo 2020 Olympics, showing the (World Health Organization) advising Japan to postpone the Olympics because of a pandemic risk"

By Madison Czopek• March 13, 2020

Mitt Romney stated on December 06, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida:

Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.

By Matt Clary• January 6, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:

"I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."

By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2012

Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“The US Women's team has made it clear that they will resign immediately if the Olympic Committee allows Lia Thomas to try out.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 7, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“U.S. Olympic committee says Lia Thomas is welcome to try out for the men’s team.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 21, 2024

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