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.
🚨 WORST @FIFAcom PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME: INFANTINO SILENT AS US HUMILIATES AFRICA
Gianni Infantino selected Omar Abdulkadir Artan — Africa's top referee and first Somali at a World Cup — then watched US authorities deny him entry at the border despite diplomatic passport and approved visa. Turned back like trash. No reason. No fight.
Where is your voice, Infantino?
You preach "global football" and "unity" while selling out African officials to US border politics. This isn't leadership — it's cowardice and betrayal of the game.
You are proving every day why you are the worst FIFA president in history. Africa will not forget this disgrace.
Stand up or step down.
According to Iraqi officials and local media reports, Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was held and questioned for nearly seven hours upon arriving at Chicago ahead of the World Cup.
The team's photographer was reportedly denied entry to the U.S. after a 10+ hour screening 🇮🇶⚽
Afraid you’re going to loose on the field as well as politically and diplomatically @POTUS?
The whole world sees this as petty. You should have welcomed them and shown them the true wonders of American culture but no you chose to be a dick wad.. again 🙄
Iran’s World Cup squad has been told they must enter and leave US soil on the same day as each of their matches played in the country.
The Trump regime’s pettiness knows no bounds.
I’m curious. If more than half of #USA was overnight handed over to Canada .. would Americans sit for 76years waiting for the world the deconstruct a “complicated situation” or would you go full on ballistic and defend every last house Canadians attempted to steal? I’m curious
The USA have blocked the Somali Referee Omar Artan from entering the USA, the Referee who is rated the best in Africa was blocked at entry, so he got the Somalian embassy to give him a Diplomatic Passport.
But the USA still refuses to let him in.
The USA need to be disqualified
The UK government is letting a US spy-tech firm known for mass surveillance and assisting Israel in genocide into our national services.
This is a major scandal that we all need to be pushing back AGAINST.
"What's happening in Gaza is a Holocaust and what's being designed by the Israel government is the final solution to the Palestinian problem. As a Holocaust survivor my reaction is not in my name."
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Ireland must not play Israel at any venue - moving the game doesn’t address the reality that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.
@FAIreland#StopTheGame
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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
🔴 Énorme DINGUERIE encore des États-Unis...
L'arbitre somalien Omar Artan 🇸🇴 s'est vu refuser son entrée aux États-Unis, alors qu'il est sensé officier pendant la Coupe du Monde ! 🙄
Malgré l'aide appuyée de l'ambassade somalienne de Nairobi, qui lui a fourni un PASSEPORT DIPLOMATIQUE, M. Artan a dû faire demi tour à son arrivée aux USA.
On parle d'une personne qui a été élue MEILLEUR ARBITRE AFRICAIN EN 2025 ! 🤦♂️
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Israel is showing you up big time @POTUS for a guy who says he takes no shit from anyone you sure do take an unbelievable amount of shit from Israel.
You should cut your loses and cut them loose - you would get far more respect & Israel might finally obey law
Just hours ago, Trump said he was gonna call Netanyahu to tell him not to attack lran. “I call all the shots. Netanyahu doesn't,” he says.
And now, Israel just attacked Iran.
So Trump was either blatantly lying to you on behalf of Israel, or he’s letting Israel walk all over him.