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US president, Donald Trump, has praised the duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Pele during Lionel Messi’s sojourn to the White House connected Thursday.
Messi and his Inter Miami team-mates were attending a reception, to observe winning MLS Cup for the archetypal clip successful nine history.
It was the archetypal clip the 39-year-old had visited the White House aft his rival, Ronaldo attended a meal determination past November.
Trump said: “My lad said, ‘Dad, bash you cognize who’s going to beryllium determination today?’ I said, ‘No, I got a batch of things going on.’ He said, ‘Messi.’
“So he’s a large shot fan, but he’s a tremendous instrumentality of yours. And a man named Ronaldo. Cristiano is great. You’re great.”
Trump besides compared Messi with Brazilian fable Pele, who played for the New York Cosmos successful the US.
“You whitethorn beryllium amended than Pele,” Trump said, earlier asking the crowd, “Who’s better?”
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