Somali denied World Cup ‘proud’ to referee PSG vs Villa in UEFA Super Cup

Omar Artan was turned away on arrival at Miami International Airport before World Cup 2026 where he was to officiate.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied the chance to referee at the World Cup after being refused entry to the United States, will take charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Aston Villa on Wednesday.Before the World Cup started in June, the 34-year-old referee unwittingly found himself in the media spotlight after being turned away on arrival at Miami International Airport, despite being part of the panel of referees selected by FIFA for the tournament.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Bangladesh and India battle to save cricket series after political turmoillist 2 of 4Trump says ousting FIFA boss Infantino would be ‘terrible’ mistakelist 3 of 4Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspensionlist 4 of 4Jeff Bezos consortium nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool FC: Reportsend of list“It was a very tough period,” Artan said in an interview published on the UEFA website.“A lot of people have sympathy for me, because when someone has been working a lot of years and i...