Visa Issues

Three officials have had applications for visas rejected Fifa Congress will take place in Vancouver on 30 April Officials from the Palestine Football Association have been denied entry to Canada ahead of a pre-World Cup meeting of Fifa’s member associations to be held in Vancouver this month. Three officials have had applications for visas to enter Canada rejected, with the association subsequently asking Fifa to intervene with immigration authorities on their behalf. It comes amid concerns over the ability of some nations to travel freely to this summer’s 48-team tournament, which will be held across the US, Canada and Mexico.

The Athletic spoke to Senegal fans who will have to pay a bond of up to $15,000 to get a visa to attend games in the U.S. this summer

Up to 10 players from Jamaican team Mount Pleasant were denied visas for its CONCACAF Champions Cup match against the Galaxy in L.A., raising concerns about World Cup travel.

This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's 2-1 road win at Real Salt Lake, and preview Tuesday's CONCACAF Champions League second leg against Violette and all of the bizarre story lines surrounding it. They are also joined by Apple TV's Maurice Edu to preview the upcoming game at the Houston Dynamo. Other topics and questions include: - Violette's unfortunate visa drama - More damning details revealed in Reyna investigation - RSL analysis (24:10) - Gallagher and Teen Wolff sh...