Why hasn’t Somali referee Omar Artan, who was robbed of his well-earned World Cup participation and denied US entry despite having the proper documents and credentials, been invited to referee World Cup matches in Canada and Mexico?
Seriously.
In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...
