Trump praises Ronaldo during White House dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: 'It's an honor'
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was seen at the White House for dinner on Tuesday night as his appearance coincided with President Donald Trump hosting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman During the black-tie affair Ronaldo making his first U S appearance in almost a decade got a shoutout from the president My son is a big fan of Ronaldo Trump revealed during a speech to a group that included Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook And Barron got to meet him and I think he respects his father a little bit more now that I ve introduced you Thank you for being here it s an honor CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMRonaldo has also shared how he feels about Trump who just now noted he s one of the guys that can help to change the world during an interview with Piers Morgan Ronaldo has been playing in Saudi Arabia for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League The -year-old signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the club reportedly worth more than million With Portugal qualifying for the World Cup Ronaldo is set to compete in his sixth tournament next summer in North America He and Argentina s Lionel Messi will make history when they step on the pitch as the only players to ever appear in six men s World Cups SOCCER LEGEND CRISTIANO RONALDO SAYS TRUMP CAN CHANGE THE WORLD Ronaldo declared this will definitely be his last appearance for Portugal on the World Cup stage There was a question about whether he d play in another tournament following the company s stunning loss to Morocco in the previous World Cup But Ronaldo has been playing for Al-Nassr since then moving from Manchester United to the Saudi Pro League While it was an unexpected move by one of the best soccer players of all time he has embraced his new home where he serves as an ambassador for the kingdom s tourism authority Trump has also been heavily involved in the sport with his FIFA task force preparing for next year s tournament which will be played in the United States Canada and Mexico Trump informed the FIFA Pass alongside the organization s president Gianni Infantino on Monday a new initiative for ticket holders around the globe who will be entering the U S for the World Cup The new system will allow World Cup ticketholders to receive priority interviews to obtain visas Trump also noted that the State Department and the Department of Homeland Safeguard have been working tirelessly to ensure that soccer fans from all around the world are properly vetted and able to come to the United States next summer easily I ve directed my administration to do everything within its power to make the World Cup an unprecedented success I think it s going to be the greatest and we are setting records on ticket sales Trump added The World Cup is set to begin June and conclude July at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
