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Referee in Trump’s World Cup Debacle Receives a Hero’s Welcome

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Referee in Trump’s World Cup Debacle Receives a Hero’s Welcome

Feisal Omar / REUTERS A Somali soccer referee denied entry into the U.S. has returned home to a hero’s welcome. Omar Artan, 34, would have been the first Somali to officiate in a World Cup but was denied entry at Miami International Airport amid President Trump’s far-reaching travel bans and was soon scratched from FIFA’s list. Now Artan—who was named Africa’s best referee last year—has returned to Somalia to crowds bursting with adoration, bringing with him a message of hope and ambition for the nation’s youth. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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