After a month of tension between those who felt it would be better to simply focus on football and those who knew that would be impossible, it was a relief that a unifying figure emerged just as the Qatar World Cup ended. When it broke a few days after the tournament that Gianni Infantino had unfollowed Salt Bae, the celebrity salt shaker, on Instagram it seemed it was possible to find common ground at the end of a divisive tournament. For some, the greatness of this World Cup could easily be seen as a victory for Qatar but for others…

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