FIFA will pay Omar Artan, the referee expelled from the World Cup, all of his fees

A few days ago the first major controversy of the World Cup broke out when it was learned that the US authorities denied access to the country to Omar Artana Somali referee who was preparing to carry out his work in the highest national team competition. The FIFA washed their hands by stating that they cannot intervene in the immigration processes of host countries and, now, the ‘BBC’ has revealed that Artan will receive 100% of the fees that were planned after their World Cup participation. It is not known exactly what salary he will receive, since the organizing entity of the World Cup pays the referees once the tournament ends.

“He had all his papers in order. He had the correct visa. I am simply a referee who was trying to fulfill a dream, the biggest dream of my life: to come to the World Cup.“he declared Artan. After eleven hours of interrogation at Miami International Airport, a US government official said that Artan had not been allowed to enter the country due to an alleged “association with alleged members of terrorist organizations“.

Omar Artan He has not been the only one who has been left without World. TO Thomas Partey Something similar has happened to him when he was denied entry to Canada to play your match with Ghana due to a pending trial on several rape charges. However, the Ghanaian will be able to play the other two matches in the group stage because they will be played on American soil, where he does have permission to be.