Eric Trump has claimed that Chelsea invited Donald Trump on stage for his or her Membership World Cup celebrations – and acknowledged it as ‘the best honor of their life’.
Earlier this month, the US President watched on as Chelsea secured a shock 3-0 win towards PSG, with Cole Palmer scoring a brace on the MetLife Stadium.
Afterwards, Trump was on stage – handing medals to the gamers – earlier than passing over the Membership World Cup trophy and remained on stage because the facet lifted the title.
Many followers had been left bemused by the incident and that confusion additionally stretched to a few of the Chelsea stars – who appeared unaware that Trump can be on stage.
Nevertheless, now, Trump’s second-eldest son Eric has lifted the lid on the state of affairs and asserted that the US President was invited by the workforce to affix the festivities.
Chatting with BBC Sport, Eric stated: ‘Pay attention, he is the Commander-in-Chief of the USA of America.
Donald Trump took middle stage as he joined Chelsea’s Membership World Cup celebrations
Although some followers – and gamers – had been confused, it is now claimed Trump was invited on stage
Trump’s son Eric (proper) claimed that Chelsea wished Trump on stage to have fun the second
‘The successful workforce invited him to the stage as a result of they stated it could be the best honor of their life if the president of the USA may current the Membership World Cup trophy.
‘And by the best way, I used to be there, I used to be watching it. The place went loopy. And there is no one which’s carried out extra for sport than him’.
Regardless of claiming that Chelsea had been conscious that Trump can be on stage for the trophy carry, the bemused faces of a few of their gamers within the second stated in any other case.
Notably, England star Cole Palmer was left bewildered by Trump’s on-stage presence and appeared to utter: ‘What’s he doing?’
The England soccer star later spoke out on his confusion, confirming the president’s celebration participation was solely unplanned.
‘I knew he was going to be right here however I did not know he was going to be on the stand once we lifted the trophy so I used to be a bit confused, yeah,’ he stated.
Trump had earlier offered Palmer with the golden ball award with the 23-year-old midfielder wanting as equally baffled throughout that presentation.
In the meantime, Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella admitted he was ‘scared s***much less’ by Trump when the US president joined their Membership World Cup carry.
Palmer had appeared baffled by Trump’s continued presence in the course of the trophy presentation
Cucurella instructed Spanish press: ‘We had been instructed that, as a rule, Donald Trump would come to current us with the trophy and that we could not carry it till he left.
‘And naturally, we had been all there ready for him to depart, however the man did not wish to depart, and on high of that, we checked out him and he stated, ‘Get him up, I am going to keep right here, and so forth.’
‘And I questioned who would say something to him, you recognize… I used to be scared s***much less!’
Trump and spouse Melania had touched down round 35 minutes earlier than kickoff on the MetLife Stadium on the close by Teterboro Airport on the presidential Marine One helicopter.
After being noticed touching down close to MetLife, Trump surfaced contained in the stadium loud cheers could possibly be heard from the 80,000 in attendance.
