Omar Artan vows to officiate at the 2030 World Cup instead after arriving home in Somalia in the wake of being banned from entering the United States.

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Gianni Infantino faced the media for the first time in three years, but he did little to convince that Fifa has lost its grip ...

England coach Thomas Tuchel says there is total confusion over the disciplinary process after Fifa's shock decision not to ...

In 2011, the United States conducted the first drone strike on the continent, targeting senior leaders of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab. At the time, Washington held a near monopoly in drone ...

Four years ago, FIFA president Gianni Infantino got a little spun out in his media session before the start of the World Cup in Qatar. His organization had come under pre-tournament criticism on ...

Before the historic soccer spectacle kicks off on Thursday, here’s everything you need to know on and off the pitch ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement, on June 14, of the end of the war in Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz came as a relief to countries around the world. A negotiated settlement was ...

Authorities say a Minnesota man charged with orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said in a news release that ...

The Rochester Somali basketball team won four games in the Minnesota Somali Week Basketball Tournament, giving it the ...

Mogadishu, Somalia – Barely a few days had passed between the celebrations that greeted news of Somali referee Omar Artan’s journey to the World Cup—a milestone that inspired pride and optimism among ...

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game. By Hussein Mohamed Reporting from Mogadishu, Somalia A Somali soccer ...