Yahoo Sports reports: The World Cup has been staged in controversial places before, but the build-up to this tournament feels messy in a very different way. Omar Artan has been denied entry to the United States and will no longer officiate at the tournament.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 10, 2026 10:30 AM
Alan Shearer has noticed something different about this World Cup and it looks ‘awful’
The World Cup has been staged in controversial places before, but the build-up to this tournament feels messy in a very different way. Omar Artan has been denied entry to the United States and will no longer officiate at the tournament.
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