1 hour ago, Roadsternut said:

I'd ban people who think they look like psycho preachers with top knots.

I’d ban people with avatars depicting young girls in distress looking up and saying Oh No.

More than a bit creepy…

7 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

. Economic migrants are no threat

until they chop someones head off

9 hours ago, EastBayRay said:

why would you ban yellow people ?

I wouldn't ban anyone. But @Keeenok Powell seems keen to ban any non-white.

On 6/9/2026 at 5:07 PM, VocalNeal said:

But he is not a diplomat? So his documents/background didn't agree.

It is not up to FIFA or the Somalian Embassy in Nairobi to decide if he can enter or not.

FIFI should know all about this kind of stuff and found some referees with cast iron backgrounds and origin. I'm sure Britain or Germany or France or Italy or Spain with their league structures could have found enough referees.

The whole point is it's the world cup so we should have a diverse range of top ranked officials from around the globe to ensure neutrality. You can't just fill it full of European referees can you - who would officiate matches that involve those European teams?

Iranian team arrives in Mexico wearing "168" badges.

Edited June 10Jun 10 by Roadsternut

23 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

Iranian team arrives in Mexico wearing "168" badges.

typical spew from murderous terrorists, soon to be amplified by their western civilization hating shills on social media

On 6/9/2026 at 4:50 PM, ronnie50 said:

FIFA didn't decide. He was given a US visa, but then denied entry on arrival.

Bet the Italian wants his Golden Balls back !

21 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Just 'blacks'? Or all 'browns' and 'yellows' too? Or why not just all non-Brits? Or all non-straight people? 🤡

Yellows are ok except of course if they are gay.

From the OP: Reports said Somalia’s embassy in Nairobi helped secure a diplomatic passport to facilitate his travel.

Nothing wrong with that picture... A diplomatic passport for a civilian soccer ref...

21 hours ago, Keeenok Powell said:

Wish the UK had the same policy of “if he’s black,send him back”

Just me then eh?

12 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I wouldn't ban anyone. But @Keeenok Powell seems keen to ban any non-white.

Were you top of the class in “virtue signalling studies?”

Somalian referee back in Somalia to a hero's welcome and a game in his honour.

50 minutes ago, bannork said:

Somalian referee back in Somalia to a hero's welcome and a game in his honour.

I wonder he can't referee in Canada or Mexico?

25 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I wonder he can't referee in Canada or Mexico?

According to the BBC he can't because

referees' chief Pierluigi Collina has created a training hub for the tournament's 52 referees and 88 assistant referees, in Miami.

All on-pitch officials must stay at the base in Florida for training, preparation and security.

It would therefore not be possible for Artan to stay outside the United States and only referee matches played in Canada or Mexico.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2dylj8kj82o

terrorism links

Could have had a meme of Trump 🤡 on his phone ,that's all it takes when you

have a thin skinned President...

regards worgeordie

10 hours ago, bannork said:

According to the BBC he can't because

referees' chief Pierluigi Collina has created a training hub for the tournament's 52 referees and 88 assistant referees, in Miami.

All on-pitch officials must stay at the base in Florida for training, preparation and security.

It would therefore not be possible for Artan to stay outside the United States and only referee matches played in Canada or Mexico.

Its only not possible because FIFA decided its not possible. The security excuse makes no sense whatsoever.

FIFA is claiming its about logistics. Miami is the arse end of nowhere. FIFA says its about monitoring referees fitness, when frequent air travel is not conducive to physical preperation. Moreover, it increases the risk that a match might have no officials turning up, because they are all on the same flight that faced technical issues.

In UEFA 2020, matches were held in 11 cities in 11 countries. Referees and line officials were not held in a central location They were based locally to the matches they were officiating at. In the 2002 World Cup, refs were based either in Japan or in Korea, depending on the matches they had been assigned to.

29 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

Its only not possible because FIFA decided its not possible. The security excuse makes no sense whatsoever.

FIFA is claiming its about logistics. Miami is the arse end of nowhere. FIFA says its about monitoring referees fitness, when frequent air travel is not conducive to physical preperation. Moreover, it increases the risk that a match might have no officials turning up, because they are all on the same flight that faced technical issues.

In UEFA 2020, matches were held in 11 cities in 11 countries. Referees and line officials were not held in a central location They were based locally to the matches they were officiating at. In the 2002 World Cup, refs were based either in Japan or in Korea, depending on the matches they had been assigned to.

Oh, sorry, I have been warned not to reply with a single emoticon.