FIFA, Trump and 2025 Club World Cup
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The president recounted how the Club World Cup trophy ended up in the Oval Office during an interview at the tournament finals on Sunday.
When English soccer team Chelsea lifted the FIFA Club World Cup trophy on Sunday in New Jersey, its star who scored twice in the 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain and was named player of the tournament was blocked from view.
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.
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 president lit up when a reporter suggested penning a new executive order officially renaming soccer "football" in the United States.