By Victor Kanayo
United States President Donald Trump has jokingly spoken about renaming American soccer to football.
He said the consideration would be to ensure that the practice is in line with the rest of the world, while speaking in an interview with DAZN at the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday.
Trump attended the FIFA final on Sunday evening at MetLife Stadium, where Chelsea FC trounced Paris Saint-Germain FC in what the president aptly described as “a bit of an upset.”
Despite the let-down match, Trump lit up when a reporter suggested penning a new executive order officially renaming soccer “football” in the US.
The US President was invited to the tournament by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a longtime friend.
He said he took great pleasure in watching soccer boom in the US, with hopes it could soon match the country’s other standings on the world stage.
Trump cheekily added that FIFA had to make a whole new Club World Cup trophy after Infantino left it in the Oval Office in March as a gift to the president that conveniently matches his signature gilded decor.
Infantino has previously praised Trump for embracing FIFA and offering up the US to host both World Cups, with the main stage tournament’s final coming to New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium in July 2026.
