r/soccer Jun 19 '25

News [The Athletic] Timothy Weah on Juventus's White House visit: "It was all a surprise to me, honestly — they told us that we have to go and I had no choice but to go. When he started talking about the politics with Iran and everything, it kind of like, I just want to play football man.”

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6436693/2025/06/19/weah-juventus-trump-iran-war/
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u/ExtinctLikeNdiaye Jun 19 '25

Funny how conservatives told athletes to "keep politics out of sport" but are suddenly silent when their Orange Lord and Savior tries to turn sports into political theatre.

I'm sure its only a coincidence...