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FIFA referee denied entry by the US


I hope Iran win the world cup. It would be an absolute mind f@ck for Trump and co. 🤞🏻✌️
Me too!

Read this earlier today. It's a complete 💩 show.



Fans from Iraq, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Jordan haven't had much luck getting visas.

BBC News - 'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions - BBC News


Apparently been told they need to stay in Mexico and while the players have visas some of the staff have been denied entry to the US.
BBC News - Iran's World Cup team lands in Mexico amid US visa row
Re-posted the link before I'd read the thread.

Schoolboy error. I should see if I can get a job with FIFA or in the Oval Office.

I wonder would we have these problems if Mexico and Canada where joint host without the USA? Or if the World Cup was held solely by Mexico or Canada?
Of course not. Mexico has plenty of practice at hosting. And Canada has the infrastructure needed already too.

But then they'd not be able to absolutely gouge the bejesus out of the fans like Don-Don and Infantino have.

This tournament is nothing more than Trump’s version of Berlin 1936.
An accurate comparison.

Guarantee he'll be trying to put a MAGA cap on the winning captain as he hands over the trophy. You know he'll be front and centre with his mate Infantino.

Let’s not skip over the fact that GB has sanctions in place against Somalia which include travel bans.
But not award winning referees with diplomatic papers I'd imagine.
 
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Me too!

Read this earlier today. It's a complete 💩 show.




Re-posted the link before I'd read the thread.

Schoolboy error. I should see if I can get a job with FIFA or in the Oval Office.


Of course not. Mexico has plenty of practice at hosting. And Canada has the infrastructure needed already too.

But then they'd not be able to absolutely gouge the bejesus out of the fans like Don-Don and Infantino have.


An accurate comparison.

Guarantee he'll be trying to put a MAGA cap on the winning captain as he hands over the trophy. You know he'll be front and centre with his mate Infantino.


But not award winning referees with diplomatic papers I'd imagine.
I feel sorry for Mexico and Canada. It's not really their World Cup. They are just there as the support acts. It's a disgrace that Vancouver and Toronto are the only Canadian cities. Could have Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton hosting games.
 
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Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the , was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday.

“Denying him entry to the United States and preventing him from officiating scheduled matches harms not only him personally but also undermines football’s commitment to fairness, merit, and the spirit of fair play,” Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior advisor to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, told AFP.
He could always jump in a boat and live the free dream in the uk
 
Least enthusiastic the global football community (fans, players, the lot) have ever been for a World Cup surely.

You wouldn’t even know it was starting in a few days time. Even for Qatar a week out people were looking forward to the games, politics etc aside.

Hope it’s a total flop of a tournament.

Even drew out new Zealand in the world sweepstake to make it extra shit.

Be great to see the USA get smashed every game and dumped out early.
 
I went to the WC in Japan, Brazil and Qatar. I went to the Euros in France, Portugal and Germany. Following England and spending what little money I had on going to every game.

I now live in Mexico married to a Mexican.

We aren't watching a minute of this shitshow and that makes me as angry as it does sad.

Fu*k FIFA and the orange baby. Im out.

😔

He could always jump in a boat and live the free dream in the uk

Is that really what you want to say on this subject?

Wow. This world is fucked man. Jesus.
 
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