Infantino says people should 'chill' about Somali referee being denied US entry for World Cup

[p]Artan had expected to be one of seven elite African referees to be officiating at the World Cup, but was denied entry to the US at the last minute.[/p][p]The 34-year-old would have been the first Somali to take charge of a World Cup game, but that dream was stripped from him after he was interrogated for 11 hours by US border officials.[/p][p]He has since returned home to a hero’s welcome with the Trump administration claiming he had - unproven - ‘terror’ ties.[/p][p]Speaking in a press conference on the day before the tournament, Infantino opted against coming out in support of Artan, instead playing down the matter.[/p][p]“When we are confronted with challenges, we have to deal with them,”[i] [/i]he said.[/p][p]“Sometimes we can solve them and other times we cannot and we try just to make the best.[/p][p]“I don’t regret anything. I’ve been organising events for the last 30 years and I’m pretty much used to dealing with issues, big and small.[/p][p][b]“What happened to Omar was unfortunate but we don’t control everything. We try, we discuss, we speak and we see. [/b][/p][p][b]"Maybe sometimes it’s good as well to just, you know, chill, relax.”[/b][/p]