On Wednesday afternoon in Washington, Juventus would normally have been preparing for an evening match of the club World Championship against Al Ain from Abu Dhabi. Instead, a group of executives and players went to the Oval Office and stood behind President Donald Trump during his White House press briefing.
Donald Trump with the Juventus players, Getty Images“Honestly, it was all a surprise to me — they told us we had to go, and I had no choice but to be there.
I was surprised, to be honest. It was a bit strange. When he started talking about politics with Iran and all that, I thought: ‘I just want to play football, man,’” quotes Weah The Athletic.
