An Iraqi World Cup star has been held and questioned for almost seven hours upon his arrival to the United Sates on Saturday.
Striker Aymen Hussein arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare airport with the rest of the Iraq squad on Saturday ahead of the tournament, which begins on Thursday.
But, while most of the squad were allowed into America, border agents took Hussein away for questioning.
An official who works for the Iraqi Olympic Committee but has close contacts with the nation’s soccer team told Reuters that Hussein’s phone was even taken away for inspection.
After almost seven hours, Hussein was finally given the green
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