{"id":1955,"date":"2026-06-14T14:37:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T14:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2026-06-14T14:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T14:37:29","slug":"somali-referee-denied-us-entry-for-world-cup-will-receive-full-fifa-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1955","title":{"rendered":"Somali referee denied US entry for World Cup will receive full FIFA fee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div>MIAMI, June 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who \u200bwas denied entry into the \u200cUnited States to officiate at the World Cup, will be paid his full tournament \u200bfee.<\/div><div>The Trump administration said the \u200bUnited States had denied Artan entry \u2060for the World Cup because of \u200bhis links to &#8220;suspected members of \u200bterror organizations&#8221;.<\/div><div>A source familiar with the matter said even though Artan will take no part \u200bin the World Cup, FIFA \u200bhas committed to paying his salary.<\/div><div>Artan, Africa&#8217;s referee \u200cof \u2060the year in 2025, was set to become the first Somali to officiate at soccer&#8217;s global showpiece, \u200bbut \u200bwas turned \u2060back by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.<\/div><div>However, he returned \u200bhome to a hero&#8217;s welcome \u200bwhile \u2060European soccer body UEFA appointed him to officiate the UEFA Super Cup match \u2060between \u200bParis St Germain \u200band Aston Villa in August.<\/div><div><address><div><div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Rohith Nair\" class=\"wp-image-1954\" src=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e2bba7d7c3fbd0214c02f09ba662a948.avif\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div><div>Rohith Nair<\/div><\/div><div><ul><li><span><div><svg><title>Email<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>X<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Linkedin<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/address><\/div><\/div><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1952\">Australia win 2-0 to spoil Turkey\u2019s return to World Cup stage<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1950\">Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1948\">UK anti-Islam activist Robinson briefly detained under terrorism laws<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who \u200bwas denied entry into the \u200cUnited States to officiate at the World Cup, will be paid his full tournament \u200bfee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[62],"class_list":["post-1955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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