A historic moment for Somalia has turned into a diplomatic controversy after FIFA referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the United States. Artan had been set to become the first Somali official to referee a FIFA World Cup finals match, but U.S. authorities declared him inadmissible and sent him back. Somalia says it held extensive talks with Washington and FIFA in an effort to reverse the decision, but failed. The incident has renewed scrutiny over Donald Trump's immigration policies and raised wider questions about the limits of FIFA's authority when international sport collides with national border controls.


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