Caitlin Clark responds to backlash over white 'privilege' comments, says she just wants to 'be real' and 'share' her 'truth'



WNBA star Caitlin Clark said she is simply sharing her "truth" in regard to having "privilege" as a white person.

Clark spoke to Time magazine after being named "Athlete of the Year" and attributed at least some of her success to racism that has worked in her favor.

"I want to say I've earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege," Clark shockingly said. "The more we can elevate black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing," she explained.

Obviously, this spawned significant backlash after Clark received support for remaining neutral throughout the 2024 WNBA season when it came to woke and racial ideology.

Some of the blowback came from political commentator and host Megyn Kelly, who mocked Clark for her remarks.

"Look at this. She's on the knee all but apologizing for being white and getting attention," Kelly wrote on X. "The self-flagellation. The 'oh pls pay attention to the black players who are REALY [sic] the ones you want to celebrate.' Condescending. Fake. Transparent. Sad," she added.

'I try to just be real and authentic and share my truth.'

During an event titled "A Year in TIME" on Wednesday night, Clark was asked to directly address Kelly's comments.

"I just want to know how you feel or how you respond to some of those criticisms," NBC Sports' Maria Taylor asked.

"I feel like I always have had good perspective on everything that's kind of happened in my life, whether that's been good, whether that's been bad, and then obviously coming to the WNBA," Clark began.

Then, Clark contradicted her previous comments, saying, "I feel like I've earned every single thing that's happened to me over the course of my career."

The 22-year-old expressed that she grew up a WNBA fan and said she knows "what this league is about."

To Clark, that means the league is about "so many amazing black women that have been in this league."

Clark continued, "Continuing to uplift them is very important, and that's something I'm very aware of."

The basketball star and rookie of the year also stated that her claim of white privilege and uplifting women of a particular race was actually her way of being honest.

"I try to just be real and authentic and share my truth, and I think that’s very easy for me. I'm very comfortable in my own skin, and that's kind of how it's been my entire life."

Clark received raucous applause for the new remarks and said she felt the Time magazine article turned out "amazing." Clark concluded by clarifying she only cares about the opinions of those she loves, including her teammates.

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Male boxers top Google's most-searched athletes in the world for 2024



The most-searched athletes in the world on Google in 2024 coincided with some of the biggest events in the year, including the most-viewed boxing comeback of all time.

Although World Series competitors the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers topped Google's list of most-searched sports teams for the year, neither of the teams’ uber-popular stars, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, made the list for individual athletes.

Instead, those spots were reserved for boxers, Olympians, soccer players, and cricket stars.

Topping the list at No.1 worldwide was Olympic gold medal boxer Imane Khelif. Khelif was accused of being a man who pummeled women en route to gold in the women's 66kg weight class.

Khelif peaked in searches between July 28 and August 3, beginning right around the time it was revealed two boxers who failed gender tests would be competing in the Olympics.

Multiple sources have claimed Khelif is a man, including the International Boxing Association and the World Boxing Organization. Two researchers also cited medical studies that claimed Khelif has male genitalia and XY chromosomes.

Despite this bounty of evidence, Khelif has denied all accusations and claimed they are simply the product of a hate campaign.

A different boxer who got all the love and almost as many searches was Mike Tyson at No. 2. Tyson made a landmark comeback at 58 years old in a live Netflix boxing special.

Tyson dominated Google between November 10-16, losing a decision to Jake Paul on November 15. Afterward, rumors swirled about the authenticity of the fight, leading to a Saudi Arabian entertainment executive offering Tyson a cool $700 million to take a rematch.

Paul himself was ranked fifth on the worldwide list, peaking in popularity in the same time frame. However, the young boxer was out-ranked by No. 3 worldwide search Lamine Yamal.

Yamal was searched throughout the year, having started for top-tier soccer club Barcelona at just 16 years old. Yamal further entered into living rooms across the globe after appearing in the Euro 2024 international tournament.

Olympic gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles appeared at No. 4 after another successful stint representing the red, white, and blue.

Biles took home three gold and one silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics and has consistently stayed in headlines due to openly discussing mental issues. She is also married to NFL player Jonathan Owens, which surely provides crossover appeal with football fans.

Simone Biles poses with her four medals at the Paris Olympics; she was the fourth-most Googled athlete of 2024.Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Other soccer players like Nico Williams and Rodrigo Hernández Cascante cracked the top 10 along with multiple popular cricket players. Coming in at No. 8, however, was American golfer Scottie Scheffler.

Scheffler had one of the most wild years of any athlete, first getting arrested in May while on his way to compete in a tournament; the charges were later dropped. He again made headlines in August after winning gold at the Summer Olympics.

A month later, Scheffler went viral for mocking a reporter's clueless questions at a press conference.

All's well that ends well for Scheffler, though; he ended the 2024 PGA Tour season with nearly $30 million in earnings.

Additionally, Scheffler ranked fourth on the U.S.-only Google list of most-searched athletes of the year. That list had Tyson at No. 1, Khelif at No. 2, and Biles at No 3.

It also included WNBA star Caitlin Clark at seventh place and popular, anti-woke NFL kicker Harrison Butker at eighth.

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'The average man has an advantage': British tennis bans men from women's competitive tournaments



The Lawn Tennis Association, Britain's governing body for tennis, has barred "transgender women" from playing in the top women's tournaments.

The new policy still allows for men who identify as women to play against females at the local level, in tournaments that are for "fun" or "social."

The LTA's new policy described tennis as a "gender-affected" sport and admitted that the "average man" has an advantage when playing against the "average woman."

This includes "longer levers" (a term referring to the shoulder and arm) and "increased cardio-vascular capacity."

The association wrote, "The current broad consensus, including the conclusion of the review carried out by the Sports Councils Equality Group, is that this advantage is likely to be retained to a significant degree in trans women, making competition potentially unfair."

The tennis association also decided it would allow men to compete against women in some competitions, essentially at the recreational level. As such, it created the categories "Specified and Non-Specified."

Specified refers to competitions between different clubs or counties and includes the National Championship right down through county and district leagues.

Non-Specified includes competitions within one venue, with the primary purpose to "provide fun, social competition to enable people to feel part of their local tennis community."

"These will range from weekend social tournaments through to Club Championships, these will be able to be fully inclusive, and the choice will be for local venues to make," the LTA added.

This effective ban restricts "transgender women and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth" from playing in top-tier and competitive women's tournaments.

The same day as its policy announcement, the LTA posted photos of one of Britain's top-ranked women's tennis players, Emma Raducanu.

Raducanu is ranked 57th in the world, ahead of No. 85 British player, Sonay Kartal, and behind Katie Boulter, Britain's top-ranked female tennis player and world-ranked No. 24.

Britain's top-ranked women's tennis player Katie BoulterPhoto by Angel Martinez/Getty Images for ITF

'This is a good start and I am hoping the USTA and others will follow suit.'

The British tennis body ended its press release by encouraging local venues to be "as inclusive as possible for trans and nonbinary" people and to make sure they provide opportunities for them to compete; presumably against women.

Tennis legend and noted liberal Martina Navratilova congratulated the organization, saying she hoped the U.S. Tennis Association would soon adopt the same rules.

"Congrats to [LTA], this is a good start and I am hoping the USTA and others will follow suit."

The LTA is the second major women's sports organization to implement the new rules in recent days; the Ladies Professional Golf Association changed their gender eligibility rules in a similar fashion last week.

The LPGA also used careful language, saying only athletes who are "assigned female at birth" are eligible for women's competitions, including the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, Ladies European Tour, and all other "elite LPGA competitions."

More specifically, the LPGA said players who were "assigned male at birth and who have gone through male puberty" are not eligible to compete in the women's events.

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Caitlin Clark named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year, so why is superfan Jason Whitlock crying SAD tears?



Time magazine named Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark Athlete of the Year — a clear rebellion against the woke belief that only a black woman should receive the honor.

One would think that Clark superfan Jason Whitlock would be thrilled. And he was, initially. However, when he read Clark’s interview, it nearly brought him to tears — sad tears.

Clark’s statements suggest that she’s joined the dark side. It seems the progressives at the WNBA, which Whitlock calls “the Woke Negro Basketball Association,” have finally won her over.

“I read the entire article, and when I was done, I nearly cried,” he admits. “They massacred Caitlin Clark.”

“The one thing in sports where I watched and all the cares left my mind and all I could think about is, ‘Man, I love this little girl, I love what she represents,’ ... they've destroyed it,” Whitlock laments.

“Those angry black lesbians that hated her — I love watching her slay them,” he says.

However, it’s looking like Clark was slain herself — but in a different way.

“I'm with the Woke Negroes Basketball Association; I'm with the feminists; I'm with the lesbians,” says Whitlock, paraphrasing Clark’s statements in the interview.

While he presents several quotes from the interview, in which Clark’s unfortunate transformation is on full display, this one is perhaps the most telling:

“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege. A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important. I have to continue to try to change that. The more we can elevate Black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing.”

According to Jason, we shouldn’t be surprised by this response.

“She's behind enemy lines; they captured her, and they said, ‘Hey, read this statement,”’ he sighs.

To hear more quotes from Clark’s interview and Jason’s commentary, watch the episode above.

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Joe Burrow breaks his silence about robbery at his home reported to police by Sports Illustrated model



Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow addressed the media about a robbery at his house while he played at the team's game during Monday Night Football.

The NFL issued a security alert in November to teams about the possibility of a transnational crew targeting the homes of players for robberies.

'We live a public life, and one of my least favorite parts of that is the lack of privacy, and that has been difficult for me to deal with in my entire career.'

"So obviously everybody has heard what has happened," said Burrow at a media briefing Wednesday. "I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share. So that's all I got to say about that."

Police were alerted about the robbery by Olivia Ponton, a 23-year-old Sports Illustrated model, who was at Burrow's home. She called police and also called her mother, who similarly called police.

“Someone is trying to break into the house right now,” Ponton’s mother told a police dispatcher. “My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game.”

A police report said Ponton was Burrow's employee, but the two had been rumored to be in a relationship before the incident. The report said Ponton noticed that a bedroom window had been shattered and a room ransacked when she arrived at the home.

A spokesperson for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said that an off-duty special deputy was on the scene during the burglary providing security. That special deputy informed police that the burglary suspects had left the home when the officers arrived.

Among those targeted for robberies were Kansas City quarterback Pat Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce. The latter reportedly was robbed of $20,000. The crew is targeting homes of NFL and NBA players and using social media and other sophisticated means to plan their robberies.

"The one thing you don't realize when somebody posts your house online is that now everybody just has your address," Kelce later said on his podcast.

Burrow also lamented the loss of privacy after becoming an NFL quarterback.

"We live a public life, and one of my least favorite parts of that is the lack of privacy, and that has been difficult for me to deal with in my entire career," Burrow continued. "Still learning, but I understand it's the life that we choose, doesn't make it any any easier to deal with."

Burrow led the Bengals to a 27-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

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Scary surveillance video shows men attack, gang beat ex-NHL player in parking lot outside Arizona restaurant



Claims by former Phoenix Coyotes hockey player Paul Bissonette were proven to be true after surveillance video confirmed his story about being attacked by a group of men.

As previously reported by Blaze News, Bissonnette said in late November he was at his favorite Scottsdale, Arizona, restaurant called Houston's when he noticed staff were being berated by a group of men.

"It was a bunch of drunk golfers," Bissonnette said in a video posted to X. "Things obviously continued to escalate. [Staff] asked one guy to leave, and then one guy kept getting in the manager's face, put his hands on him," he continued.

Bissonnette claimed that when he tried to intervene, one of the men immediately started throwing punches, and the altercation quickly pushed into the parking lot where the former hockey star fended off his attackers.

The Barstool Sports personality assured his fans that surveillance video would be released and exonerate him from any wrongdoing.

After a bounty of police bodycam videos, surveillance footage, and even courtroom video was posted online, it appeared Bissonnette had a fairly accurate recollection of the night's events.

Fox 10 Phoenix reporter Ellen McNamara first posted surveillance video from inside the restaurant on the night in question.

The video showed a group of men near the restaurant bar as Bissonnette approached. Within five seconds, a man appeared to attack Bissonette who then threw punches back. After approximately one minute, Bissonnette began to retreat outside but was followed by around six to 10 men.

Footage from the adjacent parking lot picked up with Bissonnette shirtless and backpedaling as about six men continued to stalk him. Eventually, the men managed to wrestle Bissonnette to the ground and attempted to gang beat him with punches and kicks. Miraculously, Bissonnette was able to get back to his feet multiple times before running away.

'Wasn't enough blow in Scottsdale to keep him awake after that punch.'

Bissonnette later posted a video on X that purported to show one of the men involved attacking an assistant manager from the restaurant who was trying to intervene in the fight.

The Canadian had choice words for the man, calling him an "inbred dirtbag."

"William Carroll. The inbred dirtbag I knocked out shown here assaulting the Houston’s assistant manager moments before he takes my right hook to his temple. He earned it. Wasn't enough blow in Scottsdale to keep him awake after that punch. F*** em," the former hockey player wrote.

Mugshots of six suspects following an alleged altercation with Paul Bissonnette.Images courtesy Scottsdale Police Department

Briana Whitney, a correspondent for 3TV/CBS 5, posted Bissonnette's 911 call from inside a nearby store after the fight.

"I was trying to help the employees," Bissonnette is heard telling the operator. "They asked one guy to leave, and I was sitting down on the table and then another guy started getting in his face. So I kinda went over. I said, 'Hey,' I said, 'If you guys are being f***ing idiots, we're gonna have to figure this out in the parking lot, and then boom."

Police footage was later released of multiple suspects being detained following the fight. A group of four were flabbergasted to hear they were accused of fighting. Another suspect initially described Bissonnette as a "Hispanic man" with tattoos who was "built like Dwayne The Rock Johnson."

Another suspect, Sean Daley, continuously told police on video that he "had no idea" what they were talking about in regard to the altercation.

Daley later pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges, appearing in court remotely.

There was another claim of Bissonnette's that appeared to be proven true through bodycam footage. Bissonnette was heard on video saying he eats at Houston's "about four or five times a week," corroborating his earlier hilarious claim about how often he is at the restaurant.

Six suspects were previously identified and charged with crimes such as misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct, with Daley being the only suspect charged with a felony. These crimes have yet to be proven in court.

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'Tonight was my revenge': Female boxer who lost to male at Olympics wins national title



A female Olympic boxer won a national title in her home country months after losing a controversial bout in less than a minute to an opponent accused of being a man.

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Italy's Angela Carini retired after just 46 seconds during a match against Algeria's Imane Khelif, a fighter shrouded in controversy over rumors the boxer has male chromosomes. Khelif went on to win the gold medal.

Now, Carini has reportedly won the Italian women's national boxing title and was shown in a photo celebrating with her medal.

"Tonight was my revenge," Carini said, per the Telegraph's Oliver Brown.

Carini's ability to win a national title perhaps showcases that even top female athletes are at a disadvantage when it comes to directly competing against men.

'I'm going out with my head held high.'

After her loss to Khelif at the summer games, Carini broke down in tears as her opponent celebrated.

"I got into the ring to fight," Carini said following the fight. "I didn't give up, but one punch hurt too much, and so I said enough."

"I'm going out with my head held high," she added.

However, the Italian would later apologize for not shaking her opponent's hand and said she accepted the decision by the International Olympic Committee to allow Khelif to compete against women.

"All this controversy makes me sad," Carini said. "I'm sorry for my opponent, too. ... If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision."

Angela Carini reacts to her loss against Imane Khelif at North Paris Arena on August 1, 2024, in Paris, France.Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images

Multiple sources have claimed Khelif is a man, however. This included the International Boxing Association and the World Boxing Organization.

The IBA disqualified the boxer at the 2023 world championships with IBA President Umar Kremlev saying at the time that Khelif had "XY chromosomes."

The WBO's István Kovács said, "The result of the gender test ... clearly revealed that the Algerian boxer is biologically male."

After the Olympics, Khelif still denied any possibility of being a man and even filed hate speech complaints in France against names like Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling over "alleged acts of aggravated cyber harassment."

It wasn't until November when a journalist acquired medical documents that stated Khelif has testicles, a penis, and XY chromosomes. A pelvic MRI also reportedly revealed the "absence of a uterus."

Despite this report, Khelif has still been reported on as a female, telling reporters that "based on unverified information, [critics] attacked a young girl who was just there to realize her dream."

According to the Daily Mail, an endocrinologist involved in the report said his name was being used to disseminate an anti-trans agenda but also did not deny the claims made in his report.

Algeria's Imane Khelif smiles before exiting the ring following a 46-second victory against Italy's Angela Carini.Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images

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Jay-Z EXPOSED with Diddy for rape allegations



Jay-Z has joined Diddy in the spotlight, as the rapper is now facing allegations that both he and Diddy raped a woman when she was only 13 years old.

According to the woman’s story, she was raped by the rappers while a third female celebrity watched.

“My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle,” Jay-Z wrote in a statement responding to the allegations.

“No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!! These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?” the rapper continued.


He went on to praise his own honor and accuse the lawyer of having a “pattern of these theatrics,” calling him a “deplorable human.”

Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” finds Jay-Z’s statement “laughable.”

“The man has spent his entire rap career bragging about being a drug dealer, and he’s now claiming, ‘We protected children, we had a strict code of honor, don’t you understand that drug dealers we have a strict code of honor and I’m an honorable person?’” Whitlock mocks.

“‘And my music lyrics, even though I know kids are rapping along to the profanity, the debauchery, the degeneracy, the immorality of my music, I’m really looking out and protecting these kids by preparing them for this satanic world that I’m a part of building,’” he adds, joking.

“The man’s statement is laughable,” he continues. “His whole career, his whole life seems to be dedicated towards the exploitation of young people, the stealing of innocence, the promotion of nihilism, and now he wants to run back.”

Whitlock also notes that Jay-Z dated Aaliyah when she was a teenager and met Beyonce, his wife, when she was a teenager.

“‘Those of us in the music industry in general, rap, rock, whatever, have a history of screwing teenage girls, but how could you believe it about me? I’m Jay-Z. Haven’t you listened to my music? Haven’t you listened to all this positive energy that I spread?’” Whitlock says, mocking the rapper again.

“Jay-Z’s a joke to me,” he adds.

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Caitlin Clark says she has benefitted from white privilege and wants to elevate black women during Time interview



WNBA star Caitlin Clark added Time Magazine's "Athlete of the Year" to her accolades and then claimed to have benefitted from white privilege.

Clark, who plays for the Indiana Fever, made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with Time published Tuesday.

'The more we can elevate Black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing.'

“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” says Clark.

“A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important," she added.

"I have to continue to try to change that," Clark continued. "The more we can elevate Black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing.”

While Clark has been lauded by her supporters, many of her detractors claim that her popularity is another manifestation of white supremacy. The Time interview cited another player who said the support for Clark from the white community was "fanatical and territorial," even "racist" sometimes.

Clark went on in the interview to say that she was glad to increase support for the sport.

“You feel powerful,” Clark says. “Instantly, everybody goes crazy. People are invested in the game, they love the game, and that's what makes it so fun for me. These people aren't supporting women's sports to check a box. It’s going to be the new normal.”

The iconic athlete made headlines in September when she "liked" a message from Taylor Swift endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president over women's issues. When pressed about the issue, Clark only said that Americans should inform themselves and decide for themselves on whom to support for president.

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Christian soccer player who wrote 'I love Jesus' on Pride armband breaks silence, says his message is clear



English soccer player Marc Guéhi spoke publicly about his decision to write a religious message over a gay-pride armband, saying his message was also one of "inclusivity."

Guéhi, who was born in the Ivory Coast, is a devout Christian who plays for Crystal Palace, a soccer team in England's top-tier Premier League.

Guéhi agreed to wear a rainbow armband, which was issued to team captains in the league by Stonewall, a gay English charity that says it stands for "lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere."

However, Guéhi sparked headlines when he chose to write "I love Jesus" on the armband, which is against the English Football Association's rules.

'I think the message was pretty clear, to be honest.'

Although the FA did not punish the player, it issued a warning about the guidelines surrounding armbands.

A few days later, Guéhi spoke to Sky Sports about the controversy and provided an interesting statement.

"I think the message was pretty clear, to be honest," Guehi said, per the Daily Mail. "It was a message of love and truth, as well, and a message of inclusivity, so I think it speaks for itself."

Guidelines state players must "wear an armband, which is simple and conforms to the requirements ... relating to slogans, statements, images, and advertising."

At the same time, uniform rules state "any political or religious message" is forbidden and "disciplinary action may be taken" for any breach of the rules. This does not apply to messages that are inherent with the rainbow armband, it seems.

'Marc did not offend anyone with what he wrote.'

Guéhi was the only player to protest in a sense; however, another captain, Sam Morsy of Ipswich Town, refused to wear the rainbow armband as he is a practicing Muslim. He instead wore the typical black captain's armband without any special markings.

Morsy did not receive a warning from the FA, however, causing Guéhi's father to speak out about the apparent double standard.

"I am saying, did he offend anyone?" John Guéhi said about his son. "I don't think so. I do believe in what the Bible says, Jesus loves everyone, and, in my opinion, Marc did not offend anyone with what he wrote."

"I really don't see what is offensive and what the problem is," he added.

The father called the rainbow armband an imposition of belief in its own right, saying the "LGBT community ... are trying to impose on others what they believe in."

He continued, "At the end of the day, everyone has the right to an opinion. But if that opinion's aim is to offend you, then there is a problem, but if my opinion is just to express what I feel, then I think that is fine, and I don't think what Marc wrote on that armband is offensive."

Aside from the very English remarks on offensive speech, the soccer dad said the focus should be on Morsy, instead.

"People should pay more attention to the person who refused to wear it."

"Marc said 'Yes' and did the right thing by wearing it, but people are having a go at him for what he wrote, he accepted to wear the armband, he was just trying to balance the message."

John Guéhi concluded by saying it is a "problem" that soccer players are being used as spokespeople for different beliefs.

"It is still a Christian country. Therefore, I don't see what is offensive."

While Guéhi has avoided a fine, his Crystal Palace manager has affirmed that his team stands for "integration."

"Everyone now is about integration, no discrimination and Marc as well," Oliver Glasner said.

The manager added that he discussed the issue with the player, saying, "He's no child, he's an adult, he has his opinion, and we respect it."

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