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Search results for "A Somali World Cup referee was denied entry into the US"

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Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
Beto O'Rourke stated on January 03, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas:
Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."
By Johnathan Silver• May 3, 2018
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics.
By Madison Czopek• July 26, 2021
Viral image stated on November 25, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Saudi team gets $460K Rolls-Royces for upset win.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022
Keith Ellison stated on March 07, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."  
By Jon Greenberg• March 13, 2017
X posts stated on August 05, 2024 in an X post:
Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 6, 2024
X posts stated on January 28, 2024 in a video:
Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 1, 2024
Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts:
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
By Sofia Ahmed• December 16, 2024
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit:
"There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware.
By Lauren Carroll• February 19, 2015
Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview:
"The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order."
By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017
The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2016
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet:
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
By Steve Contorno• June 19, 2014
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech:
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
By Aarón Torres• March 20, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
Musclecarusa.info stated on December 18, 2017 in a headline:
"World’s most popular candy to be removed from shelves by December 2017."
By Amy Sherman• January 2, 2018
Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway":
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014
Peter Beinart stated on July 06, 2014 in comments on CNN:
"If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states."
By Derek Tsang• July 10, 2014

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