Yahoo Sports reports: Somali referee Omar Artan said the "biggest dream of my life" had been ripped away after he was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup."I'm just simply a referee who's trying to live his dream, the biggest dream of my life, to come to the World Cup."
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 9, 2026 7:22 PM
Somali referee says World Cup 'dream' ruined
Somali referee Omar Artan said the "biggest dream of my life" had been ripped away after he was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup."I'm just simply a referee who's trying to live his dream, the biggest dream of my life, to come to the World Cup."
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