referee
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“I’m just simply a referee who’s trying to live his dream, the biggest dream of my life, to come to the World Cup.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its own World Cup?
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the United States for the World Cup after enduring an 11-hour interrogation in Miami, according to media reports.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Some in the crowd carried banners with supportive slogans while others wore specially made hats bearing pictures of the referee, who has quickly become an icon in his homeland.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The referee pulled them apart, and ducked as a long right arm looped over his head.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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