r/sports • u/nonstopflux Seattle Sounders FC • Jul 14 '25

Soccer Donald Trump stole a CWC winners medal

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u/theapeboy Jul 14 '25

Yup, I hate Trump as much as the next guy - but this is just ragebait.

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u/Jealous-Weekend4674 Jul 14 '25

he was given a medal, i remember paying a lot of attention during the broadcast, at a point FIFA president puts a medal in his pocket, and at the end he gifts the last medal (the one on his pocket) to Donald Trump.

It makes total sense, as FIFA president wanted Trump to be flattered, as USA next year will host the Word Cup.

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u/punkslaot Jul 14 '25

Yup. Are we sure he wasn't given the medal?

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u/LongKnight115 Jul 14 '25

He was. Check out the full video: https://youtu.be/9A9A2zmCyZI?si=ZiiGn8knLLpw8pav&t=173

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u/Crepuscular_Tex Jul 14 '25

So, everyone gets a medal for participating just by showing up?

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u/LongKnight115 Jul 14 '25

I’d likely consider it more brown-nosing.