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...

FORMER NFL PLAYER SAM BEAL HAS BEEN MISSING FOR SEVEN MONTHS. (PHOTO).


 Former NFL player Sam Beal has been missing for seven months

 Former NFL player Sam Beal has been missing for seven months, federal authorities confirmed. Beal, who played cornerback for the New York Giants, was last seen near Virginia Beach, Virginia, on July 12, 2025. He was 28 at the time and would now be 29.

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Beal’s girlfriend was the last person to see him. She said he borrowed her car to go to work, but later called to say he was in Virginia Beach and on his way home. Beal has not been heard from or seen since that call. Officials noted that he likely brought only his clothes, extra shoes, and a wallet containing his credit card and driver’s license. When a family member recovered the vehicle in Virginia Beach, Beal’s shoes and socks were found inside, along with sand.

His sister, Essence Zhane, shared a Facebook post on Jan. 12, urging anyone with information to come forward. She included a photo of a parking ticket from a Virginia Beach beachfront lot, timestamped just before 6 p.m. on July 13. “Tomorrow marks seven months since we last heard from or saw my brother,” she wrote. “We’ve done everything we could on our end to piece things together, and at this point, we’re in desperate need of support on all ends.”

Beal was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2018 supplemental draft and appeared in six games for the team. He opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively ending his professional football career.

Before joining the NFL, Beal played three seasons for Western Michigan University, studying sports medicine. His legal history includes a 2020 Ohio traffic stop in which he was charged with improperly handling firearms in a vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, and marijuana possession. He later pleaded guilty to the weapons charges and was placed on probation for a year.

Anyone with information on Beal’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Kentwood Police Department at 616-698-6580 or the Virginia Beach Police Department at 757-385-4141.


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