LA reporter faces backlash over ‘insensitive’ Bosnia comments during viral World Cup report
Sports LA reporter faces backlash over ‘insensitive’ Bosnia comments during viral World Cup report By Nicholas McEntyre Published June 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. “The next round, Team USA will play Bosnia next Wednesday and one thing about Bosnia, I could not point out where it is on a map,” Velez quipped.
- ▪Sports LA reporter faces backlash over ‘insensitive’ Bosnia comments during viral World Cup report By Nicholas McEntyre Published June 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
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- ▪“The next round, Team USA will play Bosnia next Wednesday and one thing about Bosnia, I could not point out where it is on a map,” Velez quipped.
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Sports LA reporter faces backlash over ‘insensitive’ Bosnia comments during viral World Cup report By Nicholas McEntyre Published June 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google An award-winning California news reporter faced backlash for her “insensitive” comments towards Bosnia-Herzegovina during her World Cup coverage, forcing her to apologize for taking the joke “too far.” ABC7 Los Angeles’ Abigail Velez was covering the US national team’s match at a viewing party on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, when she updated viewers on America’s next opponent after the 3-2 loss to Turkey.
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