FIFA to Pay Full Fee to Somali Ref Denied US Entry for World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Caught on the Visa Snag
French TV’s coverage of the ties between FIFA’s Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump. (Screengrab from France 24 video posted to X.) The FIFA Men’s World Cup of 2026 was always going to offer visitors and spectators something different. Shared between three countries – Mexico, Canada and the United States – the latter of the three was set to be the designated font of mischief and disruptive mayhem. Add to this the rapacity of the world footballin…
Andrew Giuliani, director of the White House working group for the FIFA World Cup 2026, provided more details on the expulsion of Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan. In dialogue with CBS News, Giuliani claimed that the referee "was talking to very dangerous people." Artan, who had a valid visa after being selected by FIFA to lead tournament matches, was returned to his country after authorities denied him entry to the United States upon arriva…
FIFA to pay barred referee Omar Artan full World Cup fee despite US travel snub
Somalian referee Omar Artan will still receive his full FIFA payment for the 2026 World Cup, despite being unable to take part in the tournament. Artan is in line to pocket the previously agreed ‘five-figure’ World Cup fee in full after being denied entry into the United States. The 34-year-old official had been selected as one of the Confederation of African Football’s representatives for the World Cup and was set to make history as the first S…
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