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๐Ÿ˜ณ Somali referee Omar Artan has been ๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ to the United States: he was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿšซ
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There would be ๐ง๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง for Artan's repatriation issued by US immigration authoritiesโ€ฆ but Somalia is one of the countries on a ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐›๐š๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ under President Donald Trump's administration, reports New York Times ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดโš ๏ธ

โ€œI am just a referee trying to live my biggest dream: going to the World Cup, I am really, really disappointed. I had the correct documents and the correct visa. I think they have a problem with my countryโ€ he said in a telephone interview ๐Ÿ’ฌ

He was reportedly questioned for ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ (!) before being denied entry, then detained for several further hours before being put on a flight back tu Instanbul โŒโ€ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ˜ณ Somali referee Omar Artan has been ๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ to the United States: he was set to be the first...

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Anusha: That's a horrible news.. I feel sad for him.. But also, why even host the world cup if players are going to be denied entry? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”