At a match on June 20, there was a big to-do over the gesture by Albanian players on the Swiss team. Why the eagle? And why was there a backlash from FIFA, the organizer of the World Cup?

After turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win, both players sprinted away in celebration, joined their thumbs together and spread their fingers to imitate the Albanian Eagle. Xhaka, 25, was born in ...