Trump presence an unnecessary distraction at the draw of dreams
MICHAEL REGAN/ FIFA/GETTY IMAGES It all starts here ... Gianni Infantino will be joined by an eclectic mix of stars at the draw in Washington Trump noise a distraction to World Cup draw There will be enough World Cup drama from tonight’s ceremony without the president’s own sideshow 5 Dec 2025 - The Guardian David Hytner Washington - When the sculptor Joel Shapiro created Blue, the piece that stands around the back of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking out over the Potomac River in Washington, he wanted to tap into a number of elements. The giant matchstick figure denotes movement and energy, risk and possibility. As Shapiro himself has said, it is supposed to “reconfigure depending on how you look at it”. It has the perfect home at the Kennedy Center, the vast cultural hub for ballet and opera, stage productions and concerts. And it resonates on a new level now as the venue prepares to host today’s World Cup draw, at which the competing nations at ne...