The Italian soccer club Juventus went to the White House to promote their upcoming match in the ongoing Club World Cup FIFA tournament happening across the U.S., but it soon became very awkward — and, as one of the players termed it, “weird” — when Trump suddenly asked them how they would react if a woman played for their team.
The FIFA tournament has really been struggling to sell tickets and has been trying to pull out all the stops to increase awareness and interest. But although Trump tends to demand credit for bringing the upcoming World Cup to North America, he’s also quite literally their biggest stumbling block at the moment. First, it was his administration posting on social media that they planned on using ICE as “security” in stadiums and asking some fans to bring documents to prove they’re in the country legally.
