Present in the Club World Cup final on Sunday (13) at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, US President Donald Trump was booed by the stadium in the stadium when he appeared in the big screen before the ball rolled to the final between Chelsea and PSG. The English team surprised with a 3-0 win against the French team.
Trump accompanied the match in a tribune of honor alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino. With the United States being one of the headquarters of the Selections World Cup in 2026, alongside Canada and Mexico, the Republican and the Football’s top entity leader have rehearsed an approximation in recent months with a series of joint commitments.
This week, FIFA even announced the opening of an office at Trump Tower headquarters in New York.
“We received tremendous support from the government and the president. We also received exceptional support from local authorities in New York, New Jersey and all host cities. This has contributed to the extraordinary success of the Club World Cup so far,” Infantine said on Friday.
At the end of the match, Trump descended to the stadium’s lawn next to the top hat and handed the medals and the trophy to Chelsea players.
Marked by the strong presence of South American fans in the matches, the competition between clubs in the United States ended up generating fears in part of the public, due to the policy of deportation of illegal immigrants adopted by the president.
