Top African Referee Barred From Entering the U.S. For World Cup (opens in new tab)

The African continent’s top referee has been banned from entering the United States ahead of the FIFA World Cup.Omar Artan was set to make history as the first Somalian to officiate the World Cup before he was allegedly denied entry at Miami International Airport despite having a travel visa. The reason for his denial was not made immediately clear, although Somali is one of the countries on President Trump’s travel ban, and has been a frequent target of his racist attacks since he returned t...