US journalist Grant Wahl says he was detained in Qatar for rainbow shirt
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US soccer journalist Grant Wahl says he was detained by security staff after he wore a rainbow shirt to USA's World Cup opener against Wales.
Wahl, who works for CBS Sports and writes a popular Substack column, wore the shirt as a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community to the game at Qatar's Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar.
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