June 4, 2026
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SYDNEY, June 4 — Tech giant Meta has criticised Australia’s “grossly unfair” proposal to require social media companies to pay for news content, saying it strongly opposes the draft legislation.
LAUSANNE, June 3 — Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was prevented from travelling to the United States with his teammates for the World Cup due to a visa issue, the Swiss football federation (ASF) said on Monday.
The 29-year-old Rennes player was scheduled to depart with the squad from Zurich to Los Angeles earlier in the day.
“Unfortunately, Breel Embolo is currently unable to travel to the United States with the team,” the ASF said.
It added that his ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation) had been approved until the morning, but was later placed under further review at 10.3am.
“We are currently in contact with the relevant authorities and expect that Breel will either join the team later today or travel tomorrow and join the squad then,” the federation said.
It did not provide details on why the travel authorisation was re-examined.
In April, the former Schalke striker received a 45-day suspended fine of 3,000 Swiss francs (US$3,820) for threats made during a night out in Basel in 2018.
Embolo scored in Switzerland’s 4-1 friendly win over Jordan on Sunday, bringing his tally to 24 international goals in 86 appearances.
Switzerland will open their World Cup Group B campaign against Qatar on June 13, followed by matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-hosts Canada. The team face Australia in their final warm-up match on Saturday. — AFP
