“Sorry Joe, football won.”
That was Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte funny shot US President Joe Biden on Saturday night after the Netherlands knocked the US out of the World Cup in Qatar.
Rutte was seen pulling Biden’s leg after being filmed by the US leader pre match clip on Twitter, saying, “It’s called soccer. Go USA you guys are gonna do it.
Despite Biden’s rallying cry, the US suffered a 3–1 defeat, with the Netherlands advancing to the tournament to face Argentina in the quarterfinals.
Nevermind trade subsidies, whether calling it “football” or “soccer” has dogged transatlantic divisions for decades – even though the word soccer is actually 19th century england,
Unfortunately for Biden, at this point the “soccer” has a snowball chance in Qatar to catch up around the world.