So @FIFAcom’s position is that a referee they selected for the World Cup can be excluded because of one host country’s racism, and FIFA bears no responsibility whatsoever.
Then why wasn’t he assigned to Canada or Mexico?
The tournament has three host countries. The obstacle is one country, not the entire World Cup. So why isn't FIFA finding a solution?
What FIFA is really saying is that when officials from the Global South are discriminated against, accommodation is impossible and exclusion is acceptable.
A World Cup that only works for holders of the right passports is not a global tournament. It’s a privilege masquerading as one.
Someone needs to post the host state agreement between FIFA and the U.S. because this is absolutely insane and totally out of keeping with the ways in which host city agreements in the U.S. seem to operate (FIFA mostly calls the shots in those agreements).
Statement:
"FIFA can confirm that match official Omar Abdulkadir Artan will be unable to train and officiate at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after he was denied entry into the United States. 1/3
I’m on Scott Pelley’s side but: 1. Crazy he actually talks that way 2. How did a news anchor not know who Barry Weiss was before she was CBS’ EIC? 3. He was happy when Ellison took over ?! 3. He seems unaware that most Americans are treated as poorly or worse by their employers.
@randolphkwatson I've worked in the "private sector" my whole career at various networks including CBS, but my point is, Pelley has been a leader at 60 Minutes for nearly 4 decades, what gives some jerkoff with no TV news experience like Bilton or Weiss the right to treat journalists that way?
Iran’s national soccer team has arrived in Tijuana ahead of the FIFA World Cup. According to Iran’s ambassador to Mexico, the team will only be permitted to enter and leave the United States on the same day as its matches.
@WillSloanEsq I have a memory of someone asking him how he maintained such an impressive physique while hosting both the Evening News and 60 Minutes and he said he pretty much only eats lentils and yogurt