RubberDuck@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoTop African referee Omar Artan refused access to US and will miss World Cupwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down10
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkTop African referee Omar Artan refused access to US and will miss World Cupwww.theguardian.comRubberDuck@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareVanth@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·8 hours agoFIFA should have made up a couple more awards to bribe Trump with. African countries should boycott FIFA-sponsored events. All countries ahould, really. Hit them where they feel it, in the wallet. It would be little consolation, but I hope they can adjust the schedule to have Artan referee games in Mexico and Canada still.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoThe WC would continue without African teams however, and Africa represents a tiny part of FIFA income.
FIFA should have made up a couple more awards to bribe Trump with.
African countries should boycott FIFA-sponsored events. All countries ahould, really. Hit them where they feel it, in the wallet.
It would be little consolation, but I hope they can adjust the schedule to have Artan referee games in Mexico and Canada still.
The WC would continue without African teams however, and Africa represents a tiny part of FIFA income.