Somali referee Omar Artan returns home to hero's welcome

Why haven’t FIFA stood behind Omar Artan, the Somali referee banners from entry to the US? I’m sick to death of people like Infantino ass-licking Trump, giving him imagined trophies. He should have pulled matches from the US and given them to Mexico or Canada. Many black people are refused visas.

Canada is standing up for Omar Artan and against racism and xenophobic policies the Trump administration. British Columbia Premier, David Eby has said that Artan should be able to officiate the World Cup 2026 in the host city of Vancouver.

Yeah, lads, don’t think someone who is an international referee is necessarily the same person as someone with a similar name on a sanctions list, I promise it is unlikely the referee has had the time to do much else other than training and refereeing 🎁🔗

The first Somali picked to referee a World Cup rose from Mogadishu's pitches, only to be barred at the US border.

The US has also barred Iran's fans (had FIFA confiscate their tickets), and a Somali referee. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...

If the US genuinely had concerns about him then why was he granted a visa? After all, the whole point of a visa application is to flag up any issues. Unless they wanted to make a public event of barring and humiliating him.

Donald Trump official explains why Somali referee was refused entry to the USA for the World Cup Source: HITC

What to know about the World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the US A Somali referee was due to become his country’s first to officiate the World Cup but was denied entry to the United States in an unprecedented move by the host country

#Hitler could only dream about what the #Trump Fascists achieved with the highly qualified and well able to his task #Somali Referee. 1936 revisited by #AmericanNazis

Deported Somali referee is denied the chance to make history for his country Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/QBOqUms

Somali referee denied US visa gets hero’s welcome back home, vows to attend next World Cup #News #WorldNews

The US had granted him a visa BTW www.bbc.com/sport/footba... this is fuckwittery at the airport for 11 hours of detention

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