FIFA President Gianni Infantino, that vaguely plasticine figure who has racked up thousands of air miles on a private jet to make sure he gets at least two cutaways in the broadcast of seemingly every World Cup match this summer, is not a character prone to understatement.
So, when he hailed this year’s tournament as “the greatest human, social and culture event that mankind has ever witnessed,” one could be forgiven for taking it with a pinch of salt. But it has been pretty good.
