If it were not extraordinary enough that Gianni Infantino has paid more visits to the Oval Office than Sir Keir Starmer, along comes a World Cup decision so heavy with political overtones that it takes the breath away. Folarin Balogun, the former Arsenal striker whose three goals for the United States at this tournament have propelled the host nation into the last 16, was supposed to be ineligible for Monday night’s titanic clash with Belgium in Seattle.
