Chris Carola

Soccer

[MLB @MLB]

Paul Skenes was driving by a Little League field and decided to stop by 🥹

He played catch and talked with the kids for over two hours the night before he pitches against the Dodgers at PNC Park 👏

via: @FSBigBob

[African @ali_naka]

Show me another Picture of a Team subjected to this humiliation!

Fuck @FIFAcom

[André Fran @andrefran]

Já é uma das imagens mais vergonhosas desta Copa. 🇸🇳

[MP𖤐 @MagicalPep]

I still can’t believe Diego Maradona was literally handed cocaine to sniff right after scoring a goal. 😭

[𝐄𝐑 @ErlingRoIe]

New York Mayor being more popular than the US President really does tell you something

[Noorie @Nurapost]

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

[nhu @maisonlongan]

the US fucked up so bad you got footy fans on here defending a referee

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Somali referee Omar Artan was questioned for 11 hours (!) before being denied entry.

“I am just a referee trying to live my biggest dream: going to the World Cup, I am really, really disappointed. I had the correct documents and the correct visa. I think they have a problem with my country.”

— @nytimes

[Richard Newby @RichardLNewby3]

This is all because he got booed last night. What an absolute chode.

[Gitz  @Gitz__]

Players denied entry .
Officials denied entry .
Referees denied entry.
Now they're denying fans entry.

The U.S was a terrible choice to host the world cup.

[Micky Jnr @MickyJnr__]

🚨🇨🇦 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆:

Canada has confirmed that referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was denied entry to the United States, is welcome to officiate matches in Vancouver. 😳

#AfricanFootball
#WorldCupwithMicky

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

Crazy how the Republican Party is just openly pro-corruption now.

[Alejandro Pino Calad @PinoCalad]

En las últimas 48 horas EEUU, anfitrión del Mundial:
- No dejó ingresar y deportó al árbitro Omar Abdulkadir Artan, el mejor de África
- Retuvo 7 horas a Aymen Hussein, delantero irakí
- Raqueteó a las selecciones de Senegal y Uzbekistán cual delincuentes
- Tuvo dos tiroteos
...

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

Africa's top referee will not be allowed to officiate at the World Cup after he was refused entry to the USA, FIFA has confirmed 🚨

[HayleyBecker @HaylBecks]

Sorry this is just insane. You can’t walk around midtown manhattan? Gtfo

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

This should be a career-ending scandal. But life under Trump is so hellish, it's not even front-page news.

[Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @RepYassAnsari]

He had watch parties shut down so he could go to the arena and sleep?

[mac ꕤ ⋆.˚ @onlyangeleclerc]

his fuckass granddaughter tryna ignore it girl they hate u too

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

FIFA confirm Omar Abdulkadir Artan can’t officiate at the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.

The Somali referee is one of Africa’s most respected officials. Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports say Artan travelled with a valid US visa.

Yet Somalia is on a travel ban list introduced by President Trump’s administration.

🗣️ “FIFA is not involved in host country immigration processes, including visa adjudications, and has been informed by authorities that Mr Artan's status will not be changed at present.

“In line with previous FIFA events, a host government ultimately determines who receives a visa and who is admitted into their country.”

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced Central Park will host a free watch party for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final

The space will hold around 50,000 fans