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1. BBC apologises for asking Morocco captain how many of the team are lesbians.
   2023-07-27 02:07:38 (First version)
2. BBC apologises for asking Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak how many of the team are lesbians.
   2023-07-27 03:57:24 (Update)
3. The BBC apologises for asking Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak how many of the team are lesbians.
   (Current version)

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