Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino, a “bromance” at the Club World Cup

He was seen laughing out loud when Donald Trump proclaimed his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" . The only major sports leader present at the inauguration speech of the new President of the United States on January 20, he also made numerous complimentary statements about him on the sidelines of the ceremony, evoking for example the "unique and magnificent" honor of being invited to Washington. Gianni Infantino, the head of the International Football Federation (FIFA), is sparing no effort to curry favor with the White House tenant, who is returning the favor.

For several months, the two men have continued to display their cordial relationship, competing in lavishing praise on each other. When the Italian-Swiss praises the merits of Donald Trump, a "leader" that "we need" , the latter presents his "special friend" as "a winner" and "an excellent man" .

As a symbol of their good understanding, the FIFA boss and the US president planned to attend the Club World Cup final between Chelsea and PSG side by side on Sunday, July 13, at MetLife Stadium near New York, to present the winner with the trophy for the competition, which is being held in eleven American cities. Five days earlier, Gianni Infantino announced the opening of a FIFA office in Trump Tower in New York, alongside Eric Trump, the US president's second son.

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