Soccer-Somali referee denied US entry for World Cup will receive full FIFA fee ...

Omar Artan vows to officiate at the 2030 World Cup instead after arriving home in Somalia in the wake of being banned from entering the United States.

Gianni Infantino faced the media for the first time in three years, but he did little to convince that Fifa has lost its grip on the organisation of the 2026 World Cup.

Before the historic soccer spectacle kicks off on Thursday, here’s everything you need to know on and off the pitch ...

A South Korean judge rejected Johnny Somali’s appeal, and now he will spend time in prison. It resulted from an incident with ...

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his ...

Somali referee Omar Artan will be paid in full for the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite being denied entry to the United States for the tournament.

The Somali Future Council endorsed a transitional direct elections model blending public voting with clan-based ...

A Somali World Cup referee who was barred from entering the United States due to an alleged "association with suspected members of terror organizations" has been ...

The Somali government expressed "deep regret" on Tuesday after award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan was barred from entering the United States and dropped from officiating at the World Cup. Artan, ...

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Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to ...