Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to referee at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States.
He received a diplomatic passport from the Somali embassy but was turned away upon his arrival.
Omar Artan was elected Best African Referee in 2025.
🚨 Pep Guardiola: “What is Barça missing to win the Champions League? The Champions League is a competition that DESTROYS projects, and I hope that’s not the case at Barça”.
“We must not think that just because you don’t win it, everything that has been built is no good. The league is the competition that gives you consistency and continuity. In the Champions League, you need to reach the decisive stages in good condition, without injuries, and refereeing also has a huge impact”.
“What matters is that the daily work is excellent, that the team keeps growing and improving, and that they don’t believe the season is a failure just because they don’t reach the Champions League final or win it. The league is what sets the foundation for judging whether a season has been good or not”.
The US has refused to host Iran's national team for the World Cup even though they have to play all their games there
Which means they're based in Tijuana and will have to fly on the day of their games
I've never heard of this kind of discrimination in World Cup history
“Why don’t you just eat fucking ramen everyday? Just eat peanut butter and ramen for 50 years dumbass and invest all your money into the pico top of the gayest most fragile empire in history you dumbass idiot. Just starve and eat shit and dirt everyday for your entire life and then you can spend $30 on lunch when you’re old and about to die it’s simple. Don’t you know your 20’s are for grinding?? You’re supposed to eat shit for the majority of your life that’s why your ancestors built America. So you could eat shit and fucking die moron.”
الصحفي : مارايك في تصرف لامين يامال بالامس في احتفالات برشلونه بالدوري وهل يجب على اللاعب عدم التدخل في امور ليست خاصه بكرة القدم؟
جوارديولا : وهل يجب عليك انت ايضا التدخل في اشياء ليست من اختصاصك انت هنا لتسألني عن مباراه كريستال بالاس غدا
وبرغم ذلك سأرد علي سؤالك.....لاعب الكره هو قدوه يقتدي به الملايين ورأيه مؤثر لذلك يجب عليه المشاركه برأيه اذا لزم الامر
ماذا ستفعل اذا وجدت زوجتك وابنائك تحت انقىا.ض البيوت مثلهم هناك هل ستخرج هنا في المؤتمر لتتحدث عن لاعب يرتدي قميص ويجري خلف كرة ؟؟ بالطبع لا!!
انت لاتختار المواضيع التي نريد التحدث عنها لذلك هي اشياء ليست من اختصاصك موقف لامين يجب عليه ان يفتخر به اصبح حديث العالم الان.