What's really fucked up is not only was he only looking for a temporary stay for a confirmed job... He was literally going to be broadcasted on international TV in front of millions, what crimes did they think he would commit while refereeing the god damn world cup? Like "red card on number 24... Allah akbar death to the infidels"??? Or better yet "offsides on number 35... And here's my number if anyone is looking for some quality weed"
‘I would like to thank FIFA and CAF for all their support and I promise to keep my refereeing levels up as I concentrate on the future,’ he said.
‘I want to thank the football family for their messages and wish my colleagues all the best success during the World Cup and I look forward to joining them again in future competitions.’
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vrek@programming.dev · 50 pts · 72d
What's really fucked up is not only was he only looking for a temporary stay for a confirmed job... He was literally going to be broadcasted on international TV in front of millions, what crimes did they think he would commit while refereeing the god damn world cup? Like "red card on number 24... Allah akbar death to the infidels"??? Or better yet "offsides on number 35... And here's my number if anyone is looking for some quality weed"
Mirshe@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 72d
The crime is usually better known as "being black in public". More specifically "being a black authority figure".
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 71d
Also known as "Obama syndrome"
kibiz0r@midwest.social · 34 pts · 72d
Somali referee, Somali refugee, basically the same thing if you’re functionally illiterate.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 72d
Well at least the ref is a class act:
https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/08/top-african-referee-omar-artan-denied-entry-usa-world-cup-28697683/
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 9 pts · 72d
Yeah I'm not surprised we made it one day into the world cup before doing something like this.
sup@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 71d
Would be funny if they would move the game with him to Canada, but FIFA just cut him out and want people to forget it. All about the money...