SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

TRANSFER: HE WAS AVAILABLE- GALLAS REVEALS PLAYER CHELSEA MADE MISTAKE NOT SIGNING. (PHOTO).


 Transfer: He was available – Gallas reveals player Chelsea made mistake not signing


Former Chelsea defender, William Gallas, has revealed that the Blues missed a great opportunity by not signing Cristiano Ronaldo during his free agency period after his release from Manchester United.

Although Ronaldo eventually joined the Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, Gallas believes that Chelsea would have been the ideal club for the former Real Madrid star.

With current summer signings Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson failing to establish themselves as reliable strikers, Gallas maintains that Ronaldo’s winning mentality and experience would have benefited the squad greatly.

Gallas considers it a mistake for Chelsea not to have signed the 39-year-old forward.

“Chelsea made a mistake by not signing Cristiano Ronaldo,” Gallas Genting Casino.

“He was available to sign and Chelsea would have been a good club for him.

“Everyone knows how important Ronaldo can be in the dressing room, he brings a winning mentality and it could have benefited the squad. It was a mistake by Chelsea.”

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