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Press reports have indicated that FIFA, the International Football Federation, provided financial compensation to Somali referee Omar Artan after he was barred from participating in the 2026 World Cup. The United States, the host country, refused to allow him entry without giving clear reasons, preventing him from officiating matches in the tournament and pursuing his ambitions to participate. BBC News has revealed that FIFA paid him the full amount he was supposed to receive had he taken part in the World Cup.
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