'It's up to the host': EU sports chief responds to World Cup visa row after Somali referee barred

Reacting to concerns over US travel restrictions affecting World Cup participants, the EU Commissioner for sport told Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today that it is for the host countries to decide "who has access", while stressing that...

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'It's up to the host': EU sports chief responds to World Cup visa row after Somali referee barred

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