Donald Trump created an awkward moment during the Club World Cup trophy ceremony when the president was in the middle of Chelsea’s celebration.
After handing the trophy to the winners Sunday, Trump remained on the stage at MetLife Stadium.
“I knew he was going to be here, but I didn’t know he was going to be on the stand when we lifted the trophy, so I was a bit confused,” Chelsea captain Cole Palmer told the
Associated Press.
The Athletic reported that it seemed as if Trump wanted to lift the trophy.
“It was all completely bonkers and akin to… nope, there is literally absolutely nothing this has been akin to in the history of football or the world. It’s a totally unprecedented occurrence,” the outlet wrote in its
recap of the championship game.
At the start of the trophy ceremony, the president with met with a loud chorus of boos in the stadium:
Trump’s conduct was
widely panned on social media.
Palmer
received the Golden Ball
as top player of the tournament after scoring the first two goals in
Chelsea’s 3-0 smothering of Paris Saint-Germain
on Sunday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
