Why FIFA made exception allowing Donald Trump to present World Cup trophy

Why FIFA made exception allowing Donald Trump to present World Cup trophy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The World Cup final will draw eyeballs from across the globe when Spain and Argentina face off on Sunday in New Jersey.

The conclusion of the World Cup always brings in a massive audience, but the chance to see Lionel Messi compete for a back-to-back title against a Spanish team that has conceded just one goal to this point is particularly enticing. Only one team will be able to call itself the world champion when the fanfare is over — and there will be plenty of fanfare, from an unprecedented halftime show to a ceremony featuring U.S.

president Donald Trump.Here's what you need to know about Trump presenting the World Cup trophy at MetLife Stadium.MORE WORLD CUP NEWS:Odds, spread for Spain vs.

Argentina World Cup finalPrintable World Cup bracketWorld Cup prize money breakdownWhy Donald Trump is presenting World Cup trophyFIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed in June that he and Trump will present the World Cup trophy to the winning team at MetLife Stadium."We will be together with the president, enjoying the final and handing the trophy to the winner, of course, together," Infantino said. "We are together all the time."

That represents a bit of a break in tradition, as a player from the winning team typically takes the trophy off of a base and walks it up to the podium. This presentation could instead look much like that of the 2025 Club World Cup, when Trump handed the trophy to Chelsea and remained on stage during the celebration.Infantino, however, said recently that the presentation is nothing new.

"Hopefully we’ll present the trophy together in the final," the FIFA president said. "That’s always been the plan—and that’s how it’s always been done in the past—for the president of the country hosting the final to present the trophy together with the FIFA president."In 2022, Qatari head