‘They picked the wrong artist’: How a Dallas mural cover-up led to a $25m lawsuit against Fifa

Robert Wyland’s depiction of ocean life was covered up for a World Cup promotion – now he wants retribution• World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Get the appFlorida-based artist Robert Wyland – he’s almost always referred to as simply “Wyland” – was busy in his studio in the Florida Keys a few weeks ago doing what he always does: painting or sculpting vibrant, vivid scenes of aquatic life. Then his assistant walked in.Wyland, 69, has earned international acclaim for his “whaling walls,” a seri...