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[John Smithers @Sean_Smithers]

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[FÚTBOL HUB @futbol_hubX]

🚨𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: Roman Molina provides a fresh update on Somali referee Omar Arteh;

🗣️ “Omar obtained a diplomatic passport and traveled directly, only to be stopped, questioned, and so on. They took his phone and tablet from him and haven't returned them to him yet, and he was deported from U.S. soil on a flight headed to Turkey.”

“FIFA issued a statement afterward saying ‘we cannot intervene in countries' immigration procedures,’ but in reality, FIFA did intervene in immigration procedures during the last World Cup in Qatar. But it seems like everything is measured with two different standards.”

“FIFA knows that the U.S. administration does whatever it wants, so we could have imagined they'd say to themselves: ‘Alright, let's play it safe and assign him to officiate matches in Mexico or Canada.’ But no, because FIFA is ruled by sheer incompetence.” 👀🥲

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

There is no FIFA rule I can think of that the US has not violated in hosting his World Cup.

They are not doing anyone a favour hosting the World Cup. As a matter of fact, we would prefer they never got to host it.

What rubbish!

[Ebrahim Zolfaghari Commentary @Irantimes02]

BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran Loses World Cup Tickets Due to US Pressure ⚽

🇮🇷 Iran says FIFA has suddenly withdrawn its ticket allocation just days before the tournament begins.

The United States has banned the Iranian Football Federation from selling tickets to Iranian fans.
FIFA normally gives each team’s federation 8% of the tickets for their matches.
Iran announced it will file an official complaint to FIFA.

[Luke 'Ming' Flanagan @lukeming]

Why is anyone whether that be players, officials or supporters, lowering themselves by participating in any way in this pathetic excuse for a world cup?

[Noorie @Nurapost]

Don't host a World Cup if you don't want people to come to your country.

[Love Jurgen Klopp @LoveJurgen]

I honestly hope the World Cup in the USA is a fucking disaster.

It's what America & FIFA deserve.

[Enda Coll @enda_coll]

Ireland effectively being forced into surrendering home advantage in a competitive game because UEFA have decided fairness doesn’t matter when it comes to Israel.

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

The visa story is the most telling controversy this World Cup has had

Fifa is going against its own rules and precedent

Should it even be held in a state that clearly doesn't see it as a World Cup

What was the point of Infantino's cravenness to Trump?
https://t.co/87oIeNMo4B

[Irish Sport for Palestine @Sport4Palestine]

Stop The Game Campaign has issued legal pre-action to the FAI, Sport Ireland, Minister for Sport, and Minister for Justice for their failure to stop the proposed Ireland v Israel fixtures in September and October 2026.

#stopthegame #stopancluiche

[Motasem A Dalloul @AbujomaaGaza]

Got married 🌺

[Steve Wall @stevethewall]

Yesterday. There is no halt to their crimes.

[Nate Bear @NateB_Panic]

FIFA demanded previous World Cup hosts pass special laws to bypass all kinds of regulations to ensure the smooth running of past tournaments but now just let's the US ban anyone it wants including FIFA referees and team staff

[Sergio 🇫🇷 @Seergiot3ck]

🇲🇽 | México es el único anfitrión que de verdad está haciendo sentir a las selecciones que están llegando a un Mundial.

Mientras tanto en EE.UU. y Canadá la mayoría ni siquiera sabe que el torneo arranca en unos días. 🙄

[Mary Lou McDonald @MaryLouMcDonald]

Decisions on migration should be taken in Ireland.

Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael opting Ireland into the EU Migration Pact is wrong.

It undermines Irish sovereignty, hands power on migration over to Brussels and won’t fix the serious problems that this government has created.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel is committing massacres after massacres in South Lebanon.

Today alone, Israel killed 17 civilians and wounded 50 others in Tyre.

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

She said: “Free Palestine” in Germany in the heart of the European Union. This is what the Gestapo did to her…

[Faizan Lakhani @faizanlakhani]

FIFA’s World Cup hosting documents require governments to provide guarantees on visas, immigration and entry procedures for tournament stakeholders.

After the Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the US, FIFA says it is "not involved" and that the host government ultimately decides who gets a visa.

So what exactly are those FIFA-required guarantees worth if accredited match officials can still be refused entry?

[WelBeast @WelBeast]

Qatar said it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, you can come to the World Cup, just don’t drink alcohol at the stadium.

USA said you can’t come. Who you are or where you come from matters. We’ll decide who can and can’t participate. This isn’t a sport for everyone.

[African @ali_naka]

Gianni Infantino is a moron!

He has ruined the beautiful game

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

In Gaza, Israel burned both people and land with white phosphorus while much of the world looked away.

Today, the same scenes are unfolding in Lebanon before the eyes of the world, yet meaningful action remains absent.