Guardian reading wokerati. The stuff I tweet is the stuff I tweet. Was once in the Olympics, and I have a tattoo, although these things are not related.
The 3 steps of a fake culture war tweet:
1. Find an isolated event that reinforces a prejudice
2. Extrapolate this is happening ‘everywhere’
3. Show mock outrage at the story you’ve just invented
It’s a simple formula, we must stop responding, they just want clicks
Please retweet
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.
🚨🇨🇦 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
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.
Hi @Nigel_Farage now you’re doing press again, maybe tell us about the house in Clacton, the £5m, your friend Nathan Gill, the nature of your relationship with Lois Perry, why you lied about not taking MP surgeries, why you’ve gone so quiet about your friendship with Donald Trump, why you seem to hate female journalists, why your vetting is so poor…
When one of the most respected referees in world football is refused entry by the host nation, because they don't like his home country, the correct response of the other referees should be to boycott the tournament unless he is allowed to do his job. Sadly, that won't happen.
Iraqi footballer Aymen Hussein issued a statement after being detained and questioned for seven hours upon entering the United States:
“If America is so hostile towards foreign nationals, why is it hosting the #2026WorldCup?”