Cole Palmer's ‘ice-cold' reaction to Trump after POTUS' awkward Messi comment
Earlier in the day, Trump appeared to confuse Palmer with Inter Miami star Lionel Messi. Viewers spotted the 79-year-old asking FIFA President Gianni Infantino if the Chelsea star was Messi. Infantino instantly corrected him.
During the awards ceremony, Cole Palmer was named the player of the tournament. Trump handed the 23-year-old the golden ball. However, Chelsea fans noticed that the Chelsea star's reaction was 'ice-cold'.
'Cole Palmer doesn't rate Trump,' one fan wrote on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.
Read More: Why Trump was booed at Club World Cup final between PSG and Chelsea. Exact moment caught on camera
'Can't lie Palmer looked uncomfortable as **** at the prospect of shaking hands with Trump there,' another one added.
'You can tell Palmer can't believe his life,' a third fan tweeted.
"Did Cole Palmer even realise he just met president Trump?" another one joked.
Trump then got involved in Chelsea's trophy lift, standing in the middle of the squad on the podium. The moment was described by fans as plain 'awkward'.
At half-time, the president credited Messi for the popularity of soccer in the US. The Argentine joined Inter Miami after an ugly PSG exit. He now has scored a brace in five consecutive games.
Cole Palmer feeling confident
"It's a great feeling. Even better because everyone doubted us before the game, we knew that. To put a fight on like we did, it's good," Palmer told DAZN after Chelsea's win on Sunday.
"I like finals. It's happened again. The gaffer put a great gameplan out. He knew where the space was going to be. He tried to free me up as much as possible and I just had to repay him and score some goals. He is building something special, something important. Everyone has talked a lot of s*** about us all season but I feel like we are going in the right direction," he added.
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