Incorrect. He had a visa. From the US Embassy in Nairobi. It was valid. They vetted him there, and gave him a visa.
Then he landed in Miami, was detained for 11 hours, and deported to Istanbul.
THEN they branded him a terrorist.
A FIFA referee, simply because he’s Somali.
⚽️¡Así se denuncia la corrupción de la FIFA!
Simon Brodkin volvió a hacerlo: lanzó billetes de dinero falso sobre Gianni Infantino y los directivos de la FIFA durante una conferencia de prensa.
Mientras venden entradas a 10.000 dólares para el Mundial 2026 y convierten “el deporte del pueblo” en un negocio exclusivo para millonarios, este activista les recordó en la cara su codicia y corrupción.
FIFA ya no disimula: es un club de élites que se enriquece a costa de los aficionados.
When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’
Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.
So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.
Infantino claims he can't do anything about Referees, players, journalists and fans being banned from the World Cup because in every country there are Governments.
In 2023 Indonesia refused to let the Israeli U23 squad have visas
FIFA instantly moved the tournament to Argentina