Somali referee Artan barred from entering US
Posted by petepete 18 hours ago
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Comment by spacedcowboy 18 hours ago
F365 covering it as well [1]. They're a lttle more blunt - basically "American immigration is racist as fuck".
1: https://www.football365.com/news/nobody-surprised-as-us-deny...
Comment by petepete 18 hours ago
They certainly pull no punches.
If this is happening to award winning match officials, it doesn't bode well for the ordinary fans.
Comment by adrian_b 17 hours ago
Obviously, as you assume, for ordinary fans it has already been much worse:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx212p8r28eo
Organizing any international events in USA is a huge, unforgivable mistake, when it is well known that already for a long time USA has been a country hostile to foreign visitors.
Comment by stefantalpalaru 16 hours ago
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