Donald Trump is causing mass controversy with every decision he's making at the moment. The US President's actions have crept into football recently due to the upcoming World Cup, and he once left legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson furious.
The United States of America - along with Canada and Mexico - is set to host the biggest international competition in world football this summer, but Trump has already caused chaos months before kick-off. From travel bans to threats over Greenland, the 79-year-old has alienated many countries set to compete at the tournament.
His involvement in the draw for the group stage in December 2025 was shrouded in controversy as the President was handed a newly-created FIFA Peace Prize. It's not the first time Trump has made a lasting impact at a football draw, either.
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His contribution to a draw held at Trump Towers all the way back in 1991 left Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson absolutely livid. The American was a shock choice to carry out the draw for the fifth round of the Rumbelows Cup.
Alongside Jimmy Greaves, Ian St. John and David Dent, Trump's involvement would leave Ferguson so angry that he ended up venting his frustrations through an angry phone call. Trump was drawing the away teams in the New York-based draw.
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The current US President pulled out Man Utd's name, setting them up for a trip to Elland Road to face Leeds United. The two sides were the top two in the English top-flight at the time, and Greaves instantly told Trump: "Oh Donald! You don’t realise what you have done there."
Richard Worth, programme editor of Saint & Greavsie, recalled just how angry the Scottish boss was after seeing his team drawn against their biggest foes at the time. Worth claimed Bob Patience, the show's producer, was a fellow Scot and good friend of the United manager. He said (per The Times):
"Fergie rang him [Patience] up and went absolutely potty, saying ‘what is this gimmick?'."
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Jim Rosenthal, who used to be an ITV Sport presenter, claimed that the American businessman was lost and 'didn't have a clue' about football, despite Trump's claims of playing high school soccer. Rosenthal stated:
"He didn’t have a clue what it was all about but — a bit like now — show him a TV camera and he was like a moth to a flame. Who would have thought that he would become the most powerful man in the world?"