{"id":20223,"date":"2025-12-25T15:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/my-picture-huwana-al-masriya-the-first-female-photographer-to-receive-champions-league-accreditation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:32:59","slug":"my-picture-huwana-al-masriya-the-first-female-photographer-to-receive-champions-league-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/my-picture-huwana-al-masriya-the-first-female-photographer-to-receive-champions-league-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"My Picture: Huwana Al-Masriya, the First Female Photographer to Receive Champions League Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_d9be85f6ad8906c3\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Photographer Sara Haroon faced several risks while being close to the action during football matches.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">&#8220;In a match between Trabzonspor and Aston Villa, I was suddenly knocked to the ground because of fans throwing stones,&#8221; Haroon said.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Stones were not the only danger; there was also the fire of football legends directed toward the goal.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">&#8220;Wayne Rooney, during training, knocked me down one day,&#8221; she said and added.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">&#8220;Dennis Irwin shot at the goal, but he knocked me down, and I think it was Bryan Robson who turned and said: &#8216;If you want to kill a photographer, Dennis, make sure it\u2019s not the club chairman\u2019s cousin!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Nevertheless, footballers were sometimes helpful when trying to get the perfect shot.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Before a European match involving Arsenal, Haroon spoke with former England and Gunners legend Ian Wright and asked him to perform his celebration in front of her if he scored.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Wright scored, but he started running in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Haroon saw him to her amusement.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;You could see him going in the opposite direction, then stopping and turning around then coming back, [shouting] &#8216;Yes!&#8217; with his arms outstretched, to the point that I had to use a wide-angle lens,&#8221; Haroon said. &#8220;Perfect shot!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United News Network \u2013 UNN Arabic<\/p>\n<p>An independent media platform providing reliable news and objective analysis, seeking to promote peace and cultural dialogue around the world, to convey the truth and build bridges of understanding between peoples.<\/p>\n<p>For more news, you can visit our homepage:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EfUZLJXGLG\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u2013 UNN \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/embed\/#?secret=94JwkISYRX#?secret=EfUZLJXGLG\" data-secret=\"EfUZLJXGLG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographer Sara Haroon faced several risks while being close to the action during football matches. &#8220;In a match between Trabzonspor and Aston Villa, I was suddenly knocked to the ground because of fans throwing stones,&#8221; Haroon said. 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