There is one sporting event that is going to dominate 2026. No, not the Real Tennis Champions Trophy in July, nor croquet’s MacRobertson Shield in August. Not even the European Quidditch Cup in May. I’m talking about the FIFA World Cup, the bloated football competition that will stretch itself across three nations, three time zones and six summer weeks, a tournament so expensive that the cheapest tickets for the final are more than £3,000. What makes the tournament all the more ludicrous is the intrusion by Donald Trump. The Don has become the tournament’s principal poster boy. With months still to go, he can’t keep away from it. From announcing that he will remove hosting duties from any US city that has a Democrat mayor to the magnificently fawning presentation to him of a specially crafted FIFA Peace Prize, he is all over it. It’s amazing the trophy hasn’t turned...
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