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Viral Video Claims Yamal Secretly Supports Palestine Amidst Israeli Pressure

A viral video on YouTube suggests Barcelona player Lamine Yamal is now secretly supporting Palestine due to pressure from Israel and criticism. The video references Yamal waving a Palestinian flag last year and falsely claims he did so at the World Cup.

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Viral Video Claims Yamal Secretly Supports Palestine Amidst Israeli Pressure
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What happened

  1. 01A viral video claims Barcelona's Lamine Yamal now secretly supports Palestine due to Israeli pressure.
  2. 02The video references Yamal waving a Palestinian flag during Barcelona's championship celebrations last year.
  3. 03It falsely claims Yamal also waved a Palestinian flag at the World Cup.
  4. 04The video alleges coach Hansi Flick opposed Yamal and supported Israel.
  5. 05The YouTube channel "Unknowns of Football" has 330,000 followers and the video gained over 217,000 views.

It alleges that even coach Hansi Flick sided with Israel against Yamal.

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