Egypt say police officer pushed player, team director at World Cup

The Egyptian national team has lodged a complaint regarding an alleged physical altercation involving a Dallas police officer, their director Ibrahim Hassan, and player Trezeguet. The incident reportedly took place at the team hotel on Friday as Hassan and Trezeguet were interacting with a fan.

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A man and his son went to take a photo with Ibrahim Hassan and Trezeguet, and the national team's director approved the request. 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.

According to Mohamed Morad, the national team's media officer, the situation escalated when a security officer intervened as the player and director were posing for a photo with a fan. Morad stated that the officer pushed the fan, as well as Hassan and Trezeguet, despite them being in an appropriate area. Hassan reportedly asked the officer to handle the fan more calmly.

The Dallas Police Department confirmed it was aware of a video circulating on social media depicting a heated interaction involving one of its officers. A statement indicated that officers responded to the hotel concerning an individual attempting to gain access without proper credentials.

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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.

Police later learned that the individuals involved were not displaying credentials correctly, which is a requirement. The department stated that the situation was resolved at the scene, and they met with team representatives to address concerns. The matter has since been resolved.

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It was later learned that the individuals weren’t displaying credentials properly which is a requirement. The situation was resolved on scene, and DPD met with representatives of the team to address their concerns. The matter has since been resolved.