Trump, Chelsea and FIFA Club World Cup
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Leave it to Donald Trump to deliver a cringeworthy moment that is the lasting image of the FIFA Club World Cup.
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.
It was a heated end to the FIFA Club World Cup final as PSG manager Luis Enrique was involved in an altercation with Chelsea striker Joao Pedro after losing 3-0 in the final at MetLife Stadium. As Chelsea became the first winners of the new edition of the Club World Cup,