Egypt’s soccer team, known as the Pharaohs, recently had a hard time getting into Seattle ahead of their World Cup match against Iran. FIFA denied the team’s request to train in the city, but later reversed course on that decision.
The Pharaohs have received a warm welcome from another group in the Northwest, from people who cut hair: barbers.
KNKX Reporter Freddy Monares tells us about the owner of a barbershop in Shoreline who has been tapped to cut the team’s hair.