‘This was my World Cup’ says Somali ref after UEFA Super Cup
Somali referee Omar Artan described taking charge of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg as his “World Cup”.
The 34-year-old was denied the chance to referee at the World Cup itself after being refused entry to the United States.
But it is also a political gesture by UEFA, which is regularly critical of FIFA, and one that takes on even greater significance in light of the conflict that has pitted the European body against FIFA president Gianni Infantino for the past few weeks, centring on the abandoned plan to open up the World Cup to private investors.
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