Juventus destroy Al Ain 5-0 in FIFA Club World Cup after Trump visit

Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceicao each people 2 goals hours aft the Italian squad sojourn the White House to conscionable the US president.

Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceicao person some bagged braces arsenic Juventus person hammered Al Ain 5-0 successful their Club World Cup opener successful Washington, DC.

The Italian giants, who sent a delegation to sojourn United States President Donald Trump astatine the White House earlier connected Wednesday, cruised to the apical of Group G supra Manchester City, who bushed Wydad AC successful an earlier fixture.

Some Juventus players and unit were asked by Trump, whom they presented with a nine shirt, whether they thought a pistillate would beryllium capable to marque their archetypal team.

Trump was making a constituent against transgender athletes, but Juve wide manager Damien Comolli replied that the nine had a “very bully women’s team”.

The Juventus players stayed soundless but were acold much expressive aboriginal successful the day, letting their on-field play bash the talking arsenic they dismantled the United Arab Emirates’s Al Ain astatine Audi Field.

Kolo Muani, who extended his indebtedness from Paris Saint-Germain to play successful the tourney successful the US, opened the scoring aft 11 minutes with a towering header from Alberto Costa’s cross.

Igor Tudor’s Juventus doubled the pb 10 minutes aboriginal erstwhile Conceicao, connected indebtedness from Porto, skipped distant from 1 defender successful the container earlier firing location with the assistance of a deflection.

Turkish guardant Kenan Yildiz netted the 3rd aft 31 minutes, carving retired immoderate abstraction connected the borderline of the container and drilling successful astatine the adjacent post.

French striker Kolo Muani grabbed his 2nd with a deft decorativeness successful first-half stoppage clip to heap connected the misery for Al Ain.

Kouame Autonne had a extremity disallowed for offside for the UAE broadside earlier Conceicao struck again, benefitting from different flimsy deflection.

Kolo Muani mightiness person completed his hat-trick erstwhile sent through, but goalkeeper Rui Patricio unopen him down well, and Douglas Luiz blasted narrowly off-target precocious on.

Juventus, who finished 4th successful Serie A, are hoping to marque up for a trophyless play with occurrence successful the Club World Cup.

Juventus’s Randal Kolo Muani, top, heads the shot to people his team’s archetypal extremity during the Club World Cup Group G lucifer against Al Ain successful Washington, DC, connected June 18, 2025 [Nick Wass/AP]