Of course the U.S. men’s national team would like to avoid talking about politics at this summer’s FIFA World Cup.

But sometimes you play the cards you’re dealt. And by allowing president Donald Trump to nakedly claim the World Cup as his own toy, FIFA president Gianni Infantino will leave the Americans no choice but to actively show themselves as much larger than Trump's vision for the United States, or risk being seen as a political accomplice.

It was hardly unexpected after weeks of rumors. But the absurd sight of Infantino awarding Trump an inaugural FIFA Peace Prize — or was it the Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence? — suggested Infantino will let Trump go even further in stamping his name on everything World Cup related this summer.

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