i love how fifa world cup reminds you of different stages of life, whom you watched it with, where were you at that time, what your world was like, whom were you sharing the scores with, whom were you fighting for your favourite player with, pure nostalgia
💔 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🇸🇴
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, widely regarded as one of Africa’s finest referees, spent years working towards football’s biggest stage - the FIFA World Cup.
After initially facing visa difficulties, it took a huge wave of support and noise on social media for his visa to finally be approved.
He travelled from Kenya, transited through Turkey and eventually arrived in the United States.
But upon arrival, he was denied entry by immigration authorities and sent back to Turkey.
No clear explanation has been provided.
For a referee who dedicated years of hard work, sacrifice and commitment to earn his place at the World Cup, this is a cruel and painful situation.
Football should be celebrating his achievement today.
Instead, one of Africa’s best officials is heading away from the tournament he worked so hard to reach.
𝐀 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 😭
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It was all the same dream, a dream that you had inside a locked room, a dream about being a person. And like a lot of dreams, there is a monster at the end of it.