Somali referee Artan urges officials to dream big ahead of UEFA Super Cup
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Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia13:58
- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:11
34-year-old set to become 1st non-European referee to oversee match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa
Tue, 11 August 2026
9 reports- Al Jazeera English05:12first to report
Somali referee Omar Artan will make history as the first non-European referee to officiate the UEFA Super Cup.
- Index.hr (Croatia)07:46
NEOBIČNA priča.
- 24sata (Croatia)08:25
Trump ga izbacio iz Miamija, a sada Omar Artan sudi Uefin Superkup! Od poniženja do velike časti, Somalac piše nevjerojatnu priču
- Vecernji list (Croatia)09:57
Još i prije početka Svjetskog prvenstva, ovaj se 34-godišnji sudac našao u središtu medijske pozornosti nakon što mu je pri dolasku u zračnu luku Miami odbijen ulazak u SAD, unatoč tome što je bio uvršten na popis sudaca koje je FIFA odabrala za taj turnir
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)10:09
Europska poruka solidarnosti
- tportal (Croatia)10:25
Nakon što mu je u lipnju uskraćen ulazak u Sjedinjene Američke Države, čime je izgubio priliku ostvariti san o suđenju na Svjetskom prvenstvu 2026., somalijski sudac Omar Artan u srijedu će imati čast suditi finale europskog Superkupa između Paris SG-a i Aston Ville.
1 reprint
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)11 Aug, 10:51their copy
- France Info (France)12:15
L'annonce avait été faite en juin alors que l'arbitre international somalien a été refoulé du sol américain et n'a pu arbitrer un match en Coupe du monde.
- allafrica.com12:37
Omar Artan will not forget the past 18 months in a hurry. In that short space of time, the 34-year-old has become the first Somali to oversee a Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Champions League final before he received the CAF Men's Referee of the Year Award 2025 and subsequently earned selection to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Al Jazeera English13:09
Omar Artan was turned away on arrival at Miami International Airport before World Cup 2026 where he was to officiate.
Wed, 12 August 2026
4 reports- El País (Spain)03:30
Omar Artan dirige este miécoles en Salzburgo la final de la Supercopa de Europa entre el PSG y el Aston Villa tras perderse el Mundial
- Le Figaro (France)05:01
Refoulé par les autorités américaines l’été dernier, le sifflet somalien de 34 ans a été choisi par l’UEFA pour officier lors de la rencontre PSG-Aston Villa ce mercredi, à Salzbourg.
- El Pais English10:47
Omar Artan is refereeing Wednesday’s Super Cup final in Salzburg between PSG and Aston Villa. The game is being played against a backdrop of tension between the European soccer governing body and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino
- Libération (France)14:59
Privé de sa première Coupe du monde cet été malgré son statut de meilleur arbitre africain, il sera au sifflet ce mercredi 12 août pour la Supercoupe d’Europe entre le PSG et Aston Villa, à l’invitation de l’instance du foot européen.
Thu, 13 August 2026
2 reports- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)06:43
Paris Saint-Germain gewinnt den Uefa-Supercup, im Fokus aber stehen der somalische Schiedsrichter Artan und die Gespräche der Opposition zu Fifa-Präsident Infantino, angeführt von Uefa-Boss Čeferin.
- tportal (Croatia)13:13
Somalijski sudac Omar Artan imao je posebno emotivnu večer nakon što je sudio UEFA-in Superkup između PSG-a i Aston Ville.
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- AllAfrica02:43
[This Day] A postmortem and follow-up to my earlier publication, August 11, 2026, on the Somali referee who lost his 2026 FIFA World Cup opportunity in Miami, only to make UEFA history two months later in Salzburg.