[Crimson Dynamo]

BBC forced to apologise for 'inappropriate' question at Women’s World Cup to
Morocco's captain after reporter asks what life was like for her 'gay players' in
Morocco

• FIFA stopped the conference after a reporter asked if any players were gay

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

A FIFA representative shut down the question, assessing that it could have
'endangered' players.

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

A spokesman 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.

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