{
  "id": 641318,
  "title": "UEFA Super Cup: Somalian referee Omar Artan bounces back from World Cup snub with blockbuster fixture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/uefa-super-cup-somalian-referee-omar-artan-bounces-back-from-world",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:15:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/902273-uefa-super-cup-somalian-referee-omar-artan-bounces-back-from-world-cup-snub-with-blockbuster-fixture.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Somalian referee Omar Artan will officiate the UEFA Super Cup match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa. Artan, 34, was previously denied entry to the US to officiate at the World Cup due to alleged links to \"suspected members of terror organisations\", which made him a \"national security threat\" according to Yahoo Sports.\n\nPSG manager Luis Enrique has expressed concerns that the match may not be of the highest quality due to disrupted preparations caused by the World Cup, with 15 of his players involved in the tournament. The team has only just returned to training, with some players having barely trained before the match.\n\nAston Villa will be without key players Ezri Konsa, Ollie Watkins, and Emiliano Martinez, who have been given extra time off for their holiday by manager Unai Emery. Emery stated that the trio finished the season on July 19 and were given four weeks to rest, which is necessary after their participation in the World Cup.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Super Cup: PSG vs Aston Villa, UEFA vs FIFA and the Somali ref barred from the World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/super-cup-psg-vs-aston-villa-uefa-vs-fifa-and-the-somali-ref-barred-564763",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:14:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Super Cup: PSG vs Aston Villa, UEFA vs FIFA and the Somali ref barred from the World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/super-cup-psg-vs-aston-villa-uefa-vs-fifa-and-the-somali-ref-barred",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Somali denied World Cup ‘proud’ to referee PSG vs Villa in UEFA Super Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/somali-denied-world-cup-proud-to-referee-psg-vs-villa-in-uefa-super",
        "published": "2026-08-11T13:09:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "New Zealand joins France in committing to FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/new-zealand-joins-france-in-committing-to-fifa-under-20-womens-world",
        "published": "2026-08-11T15:06:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "UEFA Super Cup: Three Aston Villa players to miss PSG clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/uefa-super-cup-three-aston-villa-players-to-miss-psg-clash",
        "published": "2026-08-11T19:50:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Uefa Super Cup: PSG boss Luis Enrique warns not to expect a good game against Aston Villa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/uefa-super-cup-psg-boss-luis-enrique-warns-not-to-expect-a-good-game",
        "published": "2026-08-12T04:27:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Is PSG v Aston Villa on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Super Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/is-psg-v-aston-villa-on-tv-channel-kick-off-time-and-how-to-watch",
        "published": "2026-08-12T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "PSG vs Aston Villa UEFA Super Cup 2026, Live Streaming: When & Where To Watch Blockbuster Clash In India; Check Details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/psg-vs-aston-villa-uefa-super-cup-2026-live-streaming-when-where-to",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:16:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}