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What should be a protocol visit ended in an awkward episode for Juventus players. During an act with Donald Trump, the US former president diverted the issue and talked about transsexuals and Iran-Israel conflict.
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The president of the FIFA President Giani Infantino, together with the Juve coach, Igor Tudor, and his players visited Donald Trump in the White House in Washington, DC. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
Juventus players met Donald Trump In the White House before his debut in the Club World Cup, in what seemed like a bureaucratic encounter without major importance that ended with the president talking about transsexuals in sports and conflict Iran-Israel, In one of the most viral moments of the novel tournament.
A few hours before the Juve Goleara Al al-Ain (5-0) in Washington DC, A small delegation formed by 6 players, the American owner Jhon Elkann and some managers, went alongside the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, to encounter Donald Trump.
The American leader, who received a Juventina shirt with number 47, His position on the list of presidents of the country, made a hole in his busy schedule and put a press conference before the media with the meeting, generating two uncomfortable moments for soccer players.
Especially for the two Americans, Timothy Weah and Weston McKennie, whom Trump questioned directly for a moment to ask if they would accept transsexual players on their team.
The uncomfortable silence of both forced the general director of the club, the Frenchman Damien Comolli, to intervene: “We have a fantastic female team.”
“They are being very diplomatic,” Trump replied.
It was not the only image that left the curious encounter, because Trump approached the war between Iran and Israel and said he had not made a decision on whether the United States will attack Iran. All with Juve players in the background, serious in the situation.
Hours later, the bianconero team swept its premiere and placed the leader of the G Group, ahead of Manchester City, to which he will face on the last day of the group stage. Before the Moroccan Wydad, on the second day, you can close its classification.