It is no good for soccer, and it will be no good for the US team. They will now be pilloried by those who want games to be decided by players.

The decision to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card shows Gianni Infantino will simply do anything to appease the US President - even ripping up very basic rules

For 24 days, the World Cup seemed to achieve a rare feat in America in 2026: It had almost nothing to do with Donald Trump.

For a while, it was easy to forget that the World Cup was being held in Trump’s America. There were no clashes between ICE and fan groups.