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The most 'inclusive' World Cup ever? Doesn't look like it ... ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
When the best referee in Africa is barred from working at the World Cup after being denied entry at the border, claims of this being an inclusive tournament ring hollow.
Omar Abdulkadir Artan was supp…
Golden goal: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa v Mexico at the 2010 World Cup ⊖
The World Cup did not save South Africa. But for one second, it showed us the country we wanted to be
Before Siphiwe Tshabalala’s rocket from his left foot, before Peter Drury’s iconic commentary, bef…
World Cup referee who was kicked out of America - after being flagged for TERRORISM fears according to Trump officials - gets hero's welcome back in Somalia ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The Somalian referee acclaimed as the 'best in Africa' - who was kicked out of the US ahead of the World Cup - was given a hero's welcome in his homeland.
Referee Omar Artan given hero’s welcome in Somalia after US entry blocked ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Artan was due to be first Somali referee at World Cup
‘I promise you that I will attend the next one’
The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States arrived on Wednesday i…
Mexico and a history of playing in repeat World Cup opening fixtures | The Knowledge ⊕
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“The opening match of the year’s World Cup i…
‘The patients scattered’: how gun crime cuts off healthcare for South Africa’s poorest ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Cities see surge in attacks and extortion demands at clinics in townships, leaving patients and staff vulnerable
The three gunmen showed up just 10 minutes after the security guards had arrived for th…
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