U.S. President Donald Trump has praised the duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé during Lionel Messi’s visit to the White House on Thursday.
Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were attending a
reception to celebrate winning the MLS Cup for the first time in club history.
It was the first time the 39-year-old had visited the White
House after his rival, Ronaldo, attended a dinner there last November.
Trump said: “My son said, ‘Dad, do you know who’s going to
be there today?’ I said, ‘No, I got a lot of things going on.’ He said,
‘Messi.’
“So he’s a big soccer fan, but he’s a tremendous fan of
yours. And a gentleman named Ronaldo. Cristiano is great. You’re great.”
Trump also compared Messi with Brazilian legend Pele, who
played for the New York Cosmos in the US.
“You may be better than Pele,” Trump said, before asking the
crowd, “Who’s better?”
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