Sign of the Times: Somali referee won't officiate in World Cup after being denied entry into the United States
The World Cup will soon begin. But not for one referee from Somalia. The Associated Press reports that Somali referee Omar Artan will not officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul. FIFA confirmed that Artan wouldn't be able to train and officiate at the World Cup.
