Adam McQueen
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He had a single entry visa to get into the US.
He would have been the first Somalian to have refereed a World Cup game.
So it was a big deal.
But he arrived at Miami airport.
He was questioned for 10 hours and then he was told, no, he had to go home.
And Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, who is leading Trump's U.S.
World Cup task force.
He said, of course, he is.
He said that, you know, we can't let somebody in that might have been talking to terrorists or might even be a terrorist.
But UEFA, the European football team.
people who are a bit more sensible, have basically done as a kind of a nephew to Trump and FIFA and US customers in general have said, why don't you come and officiate at the UEFA Super Cup final, which is in August.
One man's terrorist is another man's top referee.
Yes, that was in Australia, wasn't it?
I mean, I really feel for the players because they're in a really lose-lose situation, I think, because...
If they say anything that even remotely hints at the fact that they might not love their regime, they're going to be in enormous trouble when they get home.
And if they say anything that's pro the regime, they're going to have all those Iranian Americans in the L.A.
stadium shouting at them.
And then they've got another issue, which is that they've got two matches in Los Angeles and then they've got one in Seattle.
And that's been designated as a pride match there.