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BBC apologizes For ‘Inappropriate’ Question to Morocco’s Women’s Football Captain After Reporter Asked If There Are Any Gay Players in the Squad Representing the Anti-LGBT Country

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The BBC has been forced to apologise after a reporter asked a Moroccan player at the Women’s World Cup an ‘inappropriate’ question about homosexuality at a press conference.

The journalist, who reportedly works for the BBC World Service, asked national team captain Ghizlane Chebbak on Sunday: ‘We know that gay marriage is illegal [in Morocco]. Are there any gay players in the team? And what is it like for them?’

A FIFA representative had to shut down the question, assessing that Moroccan players could be ‘endangered’ by asking whether or not any were gay.

‘Sorry, this is a very political question, so we’ll just stick to questions relating to football,’ they said.

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A spokesperson for the BBC has since said: ‘We recognise that the question was inappropriate. We had no intention to cause any harm or distress.’

Same-sex relationships for both men and women are illegal in Morocco, and homosexuality is punishable by three to five years in prison.

Chebbak brushed off the question before a FIFA moderator shut down the reporter.

The rep reminded the journalist that they were not there to discuss politics.

Moroccan media in attendance were audibly shocked at the question, according to The Athletic, with journalist Steph Yang scathing of the question which risk the players’ safety.

‘One reporter here asked directly if there are gay players on the Moroccan squad, given same-sex relationships are illegal in Morocco,’ she wrote on Twitter.

‘From a harm reduction perspective, this is not an appropriate question for a player and would have endangered the players themselves.

‘We are obviously going to talk about the intersection of politics and sports at this World Cup, and it’s vital to do so.

‘But we should take care that our questions don’t cause further harm to those impacted by those very politics.’

Muslim CBC journalist from Canada, Shireen Ahmed, also took exception to the line of questioning.

‘The reporter was completely out of line. Harm reduction matters and posing the question to the captain or coach was unnecessary. The question was waved off by a FIFA media officer moderating but it shouldn’t have been asked,’ she commented.

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