VanesaRodriguez

Mom of two and football fan. Go Atleti! Views are my own

[Albert Ortega @AlbertOrtegaES1]

El NY Times entrevista a Artan, el árbitro al que Estados Unidos negó la entrada.

"Estoy muy decepcionado. Solo soy un árbitro que quería vivir el mayor sueño de su vida: ir a un Mundial".

Le interrogaron 11 horas y estuvo detenido varias horas más.
https://t.co/wmOaSFTHds

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Big up, Uncle Ian Wright for speaking up, and he's 100% correct.

Look how Qatar got dragged when they were hosting the World Cup.

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🚨 HUMILIATION AT THE WORLD CUP: SENEGAL STARS TREATED LIKE CRIMINALS BY US BORDER THUGS

Senegal 🇸🇳 national team arrives in the US for #WorldCup2026 — and what do they get?

US authorities pulling them off the plane for aggressive bag searches, invasive checks, and public degradation right on the tarmac. Top African football giants disrespected like suspects.

This is not "security." This is racist arrogance from the host nation that lectures the world on fairness while treating African players like second-class humans.

Same America blocking referees, humiliating teams, and showing its true face to the Global South.

Senegal, Africa is with you. CAF and FIFA — speak up or remain useless puppets.

The World Cup belongs to the world, not to US ego and discrimination.

Expose this disgrace. Share widely.

[Albert Ortega @AlbertOrtegaES1]

Gianni Infantino, presidente de la FIFA, en 2025.

"Es importante aclarar esto, porque hay una idea muy equivocada ahí fuera. Todo el mundo será bienvenido en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México para el Mundial. Estamos trabajando exactamente en eso".

La cara de cemento armado.

[Apu @Apu_elrojo]

Es acojonante que la FIFA ponga anuncios de "No al racismo" cada dos por tres y luego permita que el anfitrión del mundial de fútbol trate a los jugadores negros como si fueran delincuentes.

¡¡Cuánta hipocresía!!

[Hussain Shiyam 🇵🇸❓🎈 @ShiyamHussain]

This is utter bullshit. When Indonesia refused to grant the Israeli under 17 team visa’s for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, FIFA stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights and moved it to Argentina. So @FIFAcom can stop with the lies.

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Iranian Football Federation announces the 8% ticket quota allocated to Iran has been revoked by the U.S., leaving the federation currently unable to distribute tickets to supporters.

A case study in political interference, discrimination and FIFA looking the other way.

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

This was the @FIFAWorldCup reception for the Senegal national team…

[DataFut @DataFutebol]

A diferença do recebimento da Seleção de Senegal nos Estados Unidos em relação ao recebimento da Seleção da Espanha no México.

[Elham Ishmael ✍︎ @EIshmael_]

This bald jerk ruined FIFA’s reputation the same guy who made up a fake FIFA Peace Prize for the Orange Fool. It’s time to boycott FIFA.

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

This World Cup is going to be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

[ابو مدريد @7zlttan]

يعني ليه الكل مستحمل هل مهزلة و ساكت !!!

[María José Hostalric @mjhostalrich]

La FIFA no sabe dónde están los límites de lo permitido. Deshonra y vergüenza, plegarte ante ese tipo de prerrogativas.

[𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐯 @heis_fede]

Meanwhile this is how Mexico welcomes the arrival of the players for the world cup . A football nation doesn’t have problems with players coming into their country

[Alex Haditaghi @CanDisenchanted]

Gianni Infantino Must Resign!

Football belongs to the people. It does not belong to politicians. It does not belong to dictators.
Football is supposed to stand for fair play, equality, courage, humanity, and respect. Under his leadership, FIFA has moved further and further away from those values.

When FIFA creates political theatre instead of protecting the soul of the game, football loses.
When FIFA presents a made-up “peace” award to Donald Trump, one of the most divisive political figures in the world, football loses.

When FIFA stays silent or passive about Israel and their participation in FIFA competitions, while innocent civilians suffer, football loses. When federations are treated with double standards, while Muslim nations like Iran or Iraq, African nations, Middle Eastern nations, and smaller football nations are treated as second class members of the global game, football loses.

When FIFA speaks loudly about racism and equality but acts selectively & differently, when power and money are involved, football loses.

The World Cup is one of the most beautiful, historic, and unifying events on earth. It should never be used as a political stage. It should never be turned into a private ceremony for powerful men. It should never be controlled by fear, hypocrisy, or backroom interests.

FIFA’s job is not to serve Donald Trump or USA. FIFA’s job is not to protect governments. FIFA’s job is not to reward power. FIFA’s job is to protect football.
And today, under Gianni Infantino, FIFA is failing that duty. As the President and Owner of Pogoń Szczecin, a club competing proudly within the UEFA and FIFA football family, I believe it is time for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign or be removed.

The refusal to apply standards equally, the failure to act with courage, the political posturing, and the selective morality have created a black eye for world football.

Football needs leaders with backbone. Leaders who are not afraid of presidents, governments, sponsors, or political pressure. Leaders who understand that the badge, the flag, the supporters, the players, and the integrity of the game are bigger than any one man.
Gianni Infantino has lost the moral authority to lead world football. For the good of the game, for the credibility of FIFA, and for the millions of people around the world who still believe football can unite humanity, he should resign.

If he will not resign, FIFA’s member associations should find the courage to remove him.
Football and its fans deserve better. The world deserves better. And the game we all love must never be sold, silenced, or humiliated by weak leadership.
#FIFAWorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026Boykott

[Balqees @HornChronicles]

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.

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.

[Ramon Vega @Ramon_Vega71]

FIFA's integrity in this Visa chaos is completely gone! Don't tell me it's the biggest World Cup ever and talk about 💰💰💰💰. It's the biggest shambles ever happened in football history! The people's game has been destroyed! Including participants who can't even get an entrance for 30 days of the tournament!

[Matheus Gomes @matheuspggomes]

Esse é o presidente da FIFA entregando o "Prêmio da Paz da FIFA" a Donald Trump, em dezembro de 2025.

6 meses depois, às vésperas da Copa, os EUA já:

- proibiram que a seleção do Irã durma e treine nos EUA;
- interrogaram o principal jogador do Iraque e o fotógrafo oficial da seleção, que foi deportado;
- negaram a entrada e deportaram o principal árbitro africano escolhido pela FIFA para a Copa;

Agora dá pra entender?

A FIFA está de joelhos para Trump e permite que ele transforme a Copa de 2026 numa peça de propaganda do seu governo e da sua ideologia.

A Copa ainda nem começou, é verdade, mas o "fascismo à lá Donald Trump" já mostra tudo que tem de ruim ao mundo.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

World Cup referee - Africa's best - is denied entry to United States and sent back after landing at Miami Airport, despite having a diplomatic passport https://t.co/2JPP5NpJpT