Trump, FIFA Club World Cup and Chelsea
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President Donald Trump marked the one-year anniversary of a failed assassination attempt on his life with family and close advisers at the FIFA Club World Cup final.
On Sunday, the president attended the Club World Cup final award ceremony after Chelsea beat PSG, 3-0. He joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino on the pitch at MetLife Stadium, where fans audibly booed before he stood and waved to the crowd.
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.
An expanded Club World Cup marked by empty seats, slashed ticket prices, searing heat, weather-delayed matches and a criticized field surface ended in a surprise victory by Chelsea, the fourth-best team in the Premier League.
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Raw Story on MSN'A bit confused': Soccer stars baffled as Trump hogs victory limelightPresident Donald Trump left soccer stars baffled as he presented them with the Club World Cup trophy Sunday — then stayed to hog the limelight of their victory. Trump took to the stage after Chelsea shocked Paris Saint-Germain with an unexpected 3-0 win Sunday.