U.S. Men’s National Team Grilled On Racism In America By Iranian Journalists At World Cup Press Conference
In the wake of ongoing protests in Iran, the U.S. Men’s National Team was questioned about Iranian political affairs during a World Cup press conference. Iranian journalists targeted their political questions at coach Greg Berhalter and team captain Tyler Adams during Monday’s conference in Qatar ahead of the Iran-U.S. match. The USMNT members maintained throughout the questions that they were focusing on soccer, rather than politics. “We support Iran’s people and Iran’s team,” Adams told the crowd. “But that being said, we’re laser-focused on this match, and they are as well. We know how impo...