Iranian Journalist Asks Black Soccer Player if He’s ‘OK’ to Represent U.S.
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 29, 2022
American soccer player Tyler Adams got peppered by a couple of questions from an Iranian journalist ahead of Tuesday's pivotal match between United States and Iran at the 2022 World Cup. One was about his pronunciation of 'Iran' and the other was about being a Black man representing the U.S.
Press TV's Milad Javanmardi pointed out how Adams says the name of Iran.
"First of all, you say you support the Iranian people, but you're pronouncing our country's name wrong," Javanmardi said. "Our country is named ur·aan
