President of the United States, Donald Trump, has confirmed that he will be present at the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.
The announcement was made the day after FIFA, the organization that oversees football worldwide, revealed that it had built an office in the Trump Tower in New York.
In addition to co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico next year, the United States is hosting the inaugural edition of an expanded Club World Cup.
The Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris St-Germain or Real Madrid will take place at MetLife Stadium, which will also host the World Cup final the following year.
Trump, who attended the Super Bowl in February, is chair of a taskforce he established to oversee preparations for each tournament.
Fifa already has an office in Miami and having a presence in Trump Tower will strengthen the organisation’s relationship with the US administration.
“We have received such a big support from the government and from the president with the White House taskforce for the Fifa Club World Cup and for the Fifa World Cup next year,” said Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
“Fifa is a global organisation and to be global you have to be local, you have to be everywhere, so we have to be in New York.”
Infantino has told supporters that they will be welcomed in the United States, despite Trump’s immigration crackdown and a travel restriction on 12 countries.
However, Trump is allegedly considering expanding travel restrictions to up to 36 more nations.
Trump has had a stronger involvement in sports during his second term, becoming the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl and announcing in May that Washington, DC will host the 2027 NFL Draft.
