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.
“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.