American authorities prevent an Arab referee from participating in the 2026 World Cup
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The American authorities prevented the Somali international referee, Omar Abdelkader Artan, from entering its territory upon his arrival to participate in managing the 2026 World Cup matches, before deporting him to Turkey, from which he came.
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