Trump, Chelsea and Club World Cup
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Trump attended FIFA Club World Cup final, receiving boos, some cheers while celebrating with the team. He's been to other high-profile sports events.
Chelsea lifted an imitation of the Club World Cup trophy — because the original is permanently housed in the Oval Office after being gifted to Donald Trump. The US president has revealed that he was given the trophy by FIFA president Gianni Infantino during a visit to the White House in March.
I was a bit confused,” said Chelsea soccer star Cole Palmer after the president neglected to leave the stage following the trophy presentation ceremony.
They call it football, but I guess we call it soccer,’ Trump said in an interview with a sports streaming channel. 'But that change could be made very easily.'
The FIFA Club World Cup is officially over after a successful soccer test run in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup next summer, and president Donald Trump is making sure that the
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After the match, which Trump called “a bit of an upset” in a post-game interview, Trump was asked if he could issue an executive order to rename soccer “football” in the United States. Despite the let-down match, Trump lit up when a reporter suggested penning a new executive order officially renaming soccer “football” in the US.
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Irish Star on MSNDonald Trump gatecrashes trophy celebration as FIFA boss desperately tries to remove himDonald Trump awkwardly gatecrashed Chelsea's Club World Cup trophy lift, lingering on stage as FIFA officials tried to usher him away during the celebration
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the FIFA Club World Cup final Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, getting a taste of the even grander soccer tournament North America is