ARLINGTON, Texas — U.S. men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino said he was “jealous” to see Juventus and not the U.S. invited to the White House with both the Concacaf Gold Cup and FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournaments playing out simultaneously in the country.
At a press conference at AT&T Stadium ahead of Sunday’s Gold Cup group finale against Haiti, U.S. center back Chris Richards was asked if he saw teammates Weston McKennie and Tim Ream at the Oval Office with Juventus. As he started his answer, Pochettino interrupted with a smile joking that they were “jealous.”
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“Jealous we didn’t receive an invitation,” Pochettino said. “The national team is playing here and it was Juventus there, no?”
“A little bit far from the White House,” Richards responded, with a smile.
“Maybe we will have luck and they will invite [us] one day for sure,” Pochettino said.
Richards, who plays professionally in England with Crystal Palace, then continued his answer. “I think that’s one of the things that makes America beautiful is that we can have different opinions, but still be united,” he said.
“And I think in this tough political time, there’s a lot of stuff going on in the Middle East, things like that, but I think one thing that we can do is kind of give hope to people. That’s all we can do at this point.
“We’re not politicians for a reason. So I think whenever we can give hope, whether that’s by winning games or just kind of showing a united front, I think that’s what we need to do.”
McKennie and Weah were part of a delegation of Juventus players, coaches and dignitaries invited to the White House along with FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of their Club World Cup game in Washington D.C. on June 18.
Over the course of a 16-minute appearance, the group stood behind Trump as the U.S. president Donald Trump discussed a possible attack on Iran, whether the U.S. Civil War could have been avoided and his administration’s travel bans. He also quizzed them on whether a woman could get into their team.
Weah seemed to shrug and say, “Yeah.” Weah was later asked about the visit.
“It was all a surprise to me, honestly — they told us that we have to go and I had no choice but to go,” Weah said after Juventus’ 5-0 win over Al Ain. “I was caught by surprise, honestly. It was a bit weird. When he started talking about the politics with Iran and everything, it’s kind of like, I just want to play football man.”
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Infantino posed for photographs with President Trump and presented him with a FIFA Club World Cup jersey as part of the event. The FIFA president has a cozy relationship with Trump, visiting the White House several times and also accompanying him on a trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar in May.
The U.S. plays Haiti on Sunday in its group finale. The team has already advanced to the quarterfinals, but can secure first place in the group with a positive result.
(Photo: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images)
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