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Police officer pushed Egypt director and player at team hotel, FA says

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The Egypt national team said a ⁠Dallas police officer pushed their director, Ibrahim Hassan, and player, Trezeguet, on Friday, as ‌the two were attempting to take a photo with ‌a World Cup fan.

[p]Local media said the ‌incident happened at the team hotel.[/p][p]The Egyptian team ‌were playing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] in the round of ‌32 on Friday in Dallas at the tournament co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.[/p][p][b]"A ‌man and his son went to ⁠take a photo ‌with Ibrahim Hassan and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trezeguet/GEpGVvdq/"]Trezeguet[/a], and the national team's ​director approved the request,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a]'s national team media officer Mohamed Morad told ​Reuters.[/p][embed guid="9ae0ac24-18e6-4b3f-b6cd-a891671e8520" url="https://x.com/FekryMoo/status/2072801221157560536?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"However, a security officer intervened and pushed the fan, as well as Trezeguet and Ibrahim ⁠Hassan, even though ​the player and the team director were in their designated area. Ibrahim then asked the security officer to deal with the fan in ‌a normal manner."[/b][/p][p]The Dallas Police Department said it was aware of a video circulating on social media showing a heated interaction involving one of its officers.[/p][p][b]"The Dallas Police Department responded to an area hotel at the request of hotel security regarding an individual without event credentials attempting to gain access," [/b]said ‌a statement posted to social media.[/p][embed guid="41c9db84-7e3e-4896-86b8-cdded508ee12" url="https://x.com/DallasPD/status/2073070448770716023?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"It was ​later learned that the individuals weren’t displaying ‌credentials properly which is a requirement.[/b][/p][p][b]"The situation was resolved on scene, and DPD met with representatives of the team to address their concerns. The matter has since been ⁠resolved."[/b][/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

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