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Was Trump booed at the FIFA World Cup final? POTUS’s appearance at MetLife draws mixed reactions

Was Trump booed at the FIFA World Cup final? POTUS’s appearance at MetLife draws mixed reactions

Published by Parlour News

Donald Trump made a contentions appearance at the FIFA World Cup Final 2026 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Many claimed that as Trump was booed when the national anthem of the United States was being sung by Jennifer Hudson. President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump attend the World Cup championship final. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The Associated Press confirmed on their live blog that Trump was booed as he and First Lady Melania Trump were seen on the big screen at the stadium. However, a video surfaced from the live stream of singer IShowSpeed which showed the 79-year-old President seemingly getting booed by fans this afternoon. Trump and Melania were joined by FIFA President Gianni Infantino inside their VIP box after completing his formalities on field before the start of Sunday afternoon’s match. Here’s the video: As is visible on the livestream shared by the 21-year-old streamer, he looks visibly awkward as the crowd starts booing Trump in the midst of the national anthem. “Oh, okay,” an awkward IShowSpeed could be …

Donald Trump admits he asked FIFA to review Balogun’s World Cup suspension

Donald Trump admits he asked FIFA to review Balogun’s World Cup suspension

Published by Webster

3 min readUpdated: Jul 6, 2026 09:31 PM IST US President Donald Trump has admitted that he lobbied with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to get USA forward Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension reviewed, a decision that has caused a furore in the ongoing 2026 World Cup. Balogun was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic, which also means a suspension for the next game. However, FIFA later said that the “implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year”, thus clearing him to play in USA’s next game, the round of 16 clash against Belgium. The decision has been met with intense backlash from multiple quarters, which was only compounded by reports of stating that Trump’s calls to Infantino is what resulted in the suspension of the ban. The US President has now confirmed his role in an interaction with reporters at The Oval Office in the White House. “You’re asking me about the whole soccer thing. So, yeah, I did. I spoke …

FIFA World Cup draw: As Donald Trump-Gianni Infantino bromance deepens, the US president may finally get a peace prize | Football News

FIFA World Cup draw: As Donald Trump-Gianni Infantino bromance deepens, the US president may finally get a peace prize | Football News

Published by Webster

Like a hymn, Village People’s YMCA will thrum in the concert hall of the Kennedy Centre where the FIFA World Cup draw will take place on Friday evening. Once looked upon as a gay anthem, it’s the ubiquitous soundtrack of the American president Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ rallies. The blind Italian vocalist Andrea Bocelli would render one of his operatic arias; Robbie Williams would croon an old love-sick melody; Heidi Klum would rev up the glam quotient. An audience of two hundred million will hold their breath to learn their team’s fate and fortunes. Amidst all these, one man could walk away with the prize and glory. FIFA would award a peace prize, “to recognise the outstanding contribution of those who work hard to end conflicts and bring people together in a spirit of peace.” These are the words of FIFA supremo Giovanni Infantino. Connect the all-too-evident dots. The apostle of world peace could be Trump. The Nobel Academy denied him, much to his wrath. Infantino, his good friend for years, sympathises with …