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...

REAL MADRID 'STILL ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN EUROPE' - KOMPANY. (PHOTO).


 Real Madrid 'still one of the best teams in Europe' - Kompany


Vincent Kompany is expecting to face the best version of Real Madrid when his Bayern side visits the 15-time former kings of Europe in a Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.


While Bayern have lost just one of their last 25 games in all competitions, Real head into the match at Estadio Bernabeu on the back of Saturday's 2-1 La Liga loss away to Mallorca - 'Los Blancos'' third defeat in their last nine fixtures.


But in Kylian Mbappe, Real have the leading scorer in this season's competition - with 13 goals - while Federico Valverde produced a hat-trick in the first leg of the club's round of 16 tie against Manchester City, and Vinicius Junior grabbed both goals in the second leg.


Bayern have their own hotshot in Harry Kane, who, with ten goals, sits second in the Champions League scoring charts alongside Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon, although the England captain will need to overcome a minor knock to play in Tuesday's match.

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