On this edition of Global News Today, Tom Burges Watson examines the growing controversy surrounding Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan, who was denied

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry…

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United...

Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry to the United States for the World Cup.

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the US for the World Cup, despite having a valid visa. This decision sparks debate on fairness.

Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after getting selected to officiate in the World Cup

Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving in Miami.

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been ruled out of officiating at the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry to the United States, FIFA said Monday, in a decision that…

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football's governing body FIFA…

Highly rated Somali referee Omar Artan is turned away from the US just days before he was expected to officiate in the FIFA World Cup.

Somali referee Omar Artan will miss the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry into the United States. FIFA confirmed his exclusion from the tournament.

US 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…

It comes after several incidents that have put US immigration and border enforcement into the spotlight ahead of the World Cup.

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not take part in this summer’s World Cup after he was denied entry into the United States, FIFA confirmed on Monday.

Omar Artan, Africa's top referee in 2025, was set to become the first Somali national to officiate at a FIFA World Cup before being denied entry by US authorities

Somali referee Omar Artan denied entry to the U.S., won't officiate in the FIFA World Cup due to visa issues.

Omar Artan now won't get to officiate in the global soccer tournament.

Omar Artan was set to be the first match official from Somalia to referee at a World Cup finals

The United States denied entry to CAF Referee of the Year Omar Artan, forcing the Somali official out of the FIFA World Cup and raising concerns about visa restrictions affecting…

Omar Artan, Somalia's top referee and Caf's 2025 referee of the year, was barred from entering the United States, losing his chance to officiate at the World Cup.