Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers a dispute involving Dallas police “closed” after a physical confrontation at his team’s hotel. Hassan and team director Ibrahim Hassan are shown in video circulating in late Thursday, a day before Egypt plays Australia in the World Cup round of 32. The footage shows both men arguing with a Dallas police officer in the hotel lobby. According to reports, the situation appears to involve a player preparing to take a picture with a young fan. The officer approaches Hossam Hassan first, and the interaction escalates when Ibrahim Hassan becomes involved. Accounts describe the confrontation as turning into a shoving match. Hassan says he views the matter as resolved following the incident. The reports provided do not include additional information about any disciplinary action or formal outcome from local authorities.
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says confrontation with Dallas police is resolved
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers a dispute involving Dallas police “closed” after a physical confrontation at his team’s hotel. Hassan and team director Ibrahim Hassan are shown in video ci...
- Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers the Dallas police incident resolved.
- The confrontation involves Hassan and Egypt team director Ibrahim Hassan.
- Video shows the men arguing with a Dallas police officer at the team’s hotel lobby.
- Reports say the dispute appears linked to a player preparing to take a picture with a young fan.
- The incident is reported as occurring shortly before Egypt’s World Cup round-of-32 match against Australia.
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he considers the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team’s hotel in Dallas
4 hours agoEgypt coach Hossam Hassan said he considered the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team's hotel in Dallas. Video began circulating Thursday, a day before Egypt beat Australia in the round of the 32 at the World Cup, showing both men arguing with a Dallas police officer, apparently over a player preparing to take a picture with a young fan in the hotel lobby. The officer approaches Hossam Hassan first, but his interaction with Ibrahim Hassan became a shoving match.
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