Abigail Velez Apologizes for Bosnia Remarks After 10 Million Views of World Cup Clip
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 28
Abigail Velez Apologizes for Bosnia Remarks After 10 Million Views of World Cup Clip
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 28
Summary
Abigail Velez apologized after calling her on-air Bosnia comments during an ABC7 Los Angeles World Cup segment “insensitive and inappropriate.”
The backlash followed her remarks at a USMNT watch party in Long Beach, where she said she could not point to Bosnia on a map and “didn’t want to know” about it.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national soccer team amplified the clip on X, posting “the stereotypes write themselves”; the video had topped 10 million views.
In her statement, Velez said the World Cup should unite communities worldwide and that her comments failed to reflect that spirit as the USA prepared to face Bosnia next Wednesday.