| Somali Ref Barred From US 08:43 - Jun 9 with 34753 views | TwoHalves |
Referee Omar Artan, who was set to become the first person from his country to officiate at a World Cup, has been denied access to the US and will not work at the tournament.
Just the latest example of a despicable regime in action. Gotta feel for the fellow.
https://www.theguardian.com/fo |  | | |  |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 11:58 - Jun 11 with 3012 views | TwoHalves |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 09:36 - Jun 11 by Northernr |
Are you guys really going to do this all summer? |
Perhaps we should change the subject. Tommy Tuchel: secret member of the Baader-Meinhof Gang, anyone? Joking, I’m only joking. | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:16 - Jun 11 with 2937 views | slmrstid |
Lets be honest if anyone truly believes this ref has links to a terrorist organisation then you'll believe anything. |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:24 - Jun 11 with 2884 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:16 - Jun 11 by slmrstid |
Lets be honest if anyone truly believes this ref has links to a terrorist organisation then you'll believe anything. |
Well it’s given a few people a nice opportunity to to show faux outrage on a subject they know nothing about at least. Thank goodness the actual football starts tonight.
Think Mexico will win 2-0. |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:26 - Jun 11 with 2883 views | stowmarketrange |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 11:52 - Jun 11 by izlingtonhoop |
Going solely on memory, without googling, they didn't turn a blind eye to john lennon. He had to fight for years for the right to remain in the US precisely because of his drug record...
You're right, we'd all be a little better off if he'd failed. |
But they didn’t stop him entering the US.They only brought up his drug conviction when he tried to stay there after upsetting Nixon.
They turn a blind eye when it suits them,or if you’re rich and famous was what I was trying to put across. |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:43 - Jun 11 with 2830 views | BristolR |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 09:36 - Jun 11 by Northernr |
Are you guys really going to do this all summer? |
It would seem so  |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 13:03 - Jun 11 with 2759 views | Gus_iom |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:16 - Jun 11 by slmrstid |
Lets be honest if anyone truly believes this ref has links to a terrorist organisation then you'll believe anything. |
I really feel for the bloke, and I think he should have been allowed to officiate.
But it's not beyond the realms of possibility that in a failed state like Somalia, you have to gain the acceptance/permission of a group who hold as much sway as Al-Shabaab, in order to be left alone to do your thing, especially if you have a high profile. | |
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| Somali Ref Barred From US on 13:17 - Jun 11 with 2716 views | TwoHalves |
New York Times reporting that the ref’s name is “similar to” an unidentified man who “may” have links to Al-Shabaab. Just saying. | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 13:35 - Jun 11 with 2659 views | izlingtonhoop |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:26 - Jun 11 by stowmarketrange |
But they didn’t stop him entering the US.They only brought up his drug conviction when he tried to stay there after upsetting Nixon.
They turn a blind eye when it suits them,or if you’re rich and famous was what I was trying to put across. |
Understood |  | | |
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| Somali Ref Barred From US on 14:20 - Jun 11 with 2540 views | Juzzie |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 13:17 - Jun 11 by TwoHalves |
New York Times reporting that the ref’s name is “similar to” an unidentified man who “may” have links to Al-Shabaab. Just saying. |
Isn't that akin to someone saying an Irish referee called Patrick O'Reilly has a name that is "similar to" an unidentified man who “may” have links to the IRA?
I mean, the "Sus Law's" in the 1970's didn't really work that well, sound like the US is going down the same route. |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 17:13 - Jun 11 with 2354 views | TwoHalves |
Ref Omar now set to officiate at the UEFA Super Cup match between Paris Saint-German and Aston Villa in Salzburg on August 12th. Hope his passport is up to date.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/fo | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 00:27 - Jun 12 with 2125 views | TwoHalves |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 12:24 - Jun 11 by Ned_Kennedys |
Well it’s given a few people a nice opportunity to to show faux outrage on a subject they know nothing about at least. Thank goodness the actual football starts tonight.
Think Mexico will win 2-0. |
Top prediction, Ned. Does make me angry though  | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 20:15 - Jun 12 with 1873 views | tommytanker |
Those pesky, racist, fascist Canadians. Fancy banning a professional footballer from entering their country. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? If Partey wasn't from an African country, he wouldn't have got treated like this. [Post edited 12 Jun 20:17]
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| Somali Ref Barred From US on 20:56 - Jun 12 with 1821 views | Sonic_Hoop |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 20:15 - Jun 12 by tommytanker |
Those pesky, racist, fascist Canadians. Fancy banning a professional footballer from entering their country. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? If Partey wasn't from an African country, he wouldn't have got treated like this. [Post edited 12 Jun 20:17]
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It's Canada, where rape is a crime. Not the USA where it's a qualification for president. |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 20:58 - Jun 12 with 1800 views | tommytanker |
Has he been found guilty? It's a disgrace. All teams should refuse to play in solidarity. Then again what do you expect from a country where their former PM thought it was appropriate to paint himself black for a party. Infantino is so far up Carney's backside.
Canadian boarder control = RACISTS. [Post edited 12 Jun 21:01]
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| Somali Ref Barred From US on 21:24 - Jun 12 with 1727 views | colinallcars |
It's always been a problem with footballers. Not a lot of people know this but Stanley Matthews was fined five bob for not signing his driving licence in 1951.
Bloody footballers…… |  | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 21:47 - Jun 12 with 1684 views | tommytanker |
Over 7 pages of outrage re the referee and no comments on this incident. I wonder why. | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 22:38 - Jun 12 with 1591 views | slmrstid |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 21:47 - Jun 12 by tommytanker |
Over 7 pages of outrage re the referee and no comments on this incident. I wonder why. |
Most people would argue he shouldn't even be at a World Cup given what he's accused of, whilst you are a brainless troll. Go away. | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 10:46 - Jun 13 with 1296 views | tommytanker |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 22:38 - Jun 12 by slmrstid |
Most people would argue he shouldn't even be at a World Cup given what he's accused of, whilst you are a brainless troll. Go away. |
Only innocent until proven guilty when it suits. Let's face it, if it was the US that refused him entry you'd be up in arms. | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 11:09 - Jun 13 with 1269 views | TwoHalves |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 10:46 - Jun 13 by tommytanker |
Only innocent until proven guilty when it suits. Let's face it, if it was the US that refused him entry you'd be up in arms. |
By all means start a thread about Thomas Partey if you feel you must, Tommy, but this one’s about the Somalian referee Omar Artan and I think it’s probably runs its course now anyway. Just a polite suggestion. | | | |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 11:48 - Jun 13 with 1201 views | colinallcars |
| Somali Ref Barred From US on 11:09 - Jun 13 by TwoHalves |
By all means start a thread about Thomas Partey if you feel you must, Tommy, but this one’s about the Somalian referee Omar Artan and I think it’s probably runs its course now anyway. Just a polite suggestion. |
"It's my partey and I'll cry if I want to" | | | |
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