PSG, the unlikely talking point for Morocco, Trump and Qatar’s emir | OneFootball

It’s a rather surprising video that was released by Agence France-Presse this Wednesday. It shows Emmanuel Macron (President of France), Donald Trump (President of the United States), and Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Emir of Qatar) discussing Paris Saint-Germain during the G7 summit in Evian. At the heart of the exchange was PSG’s second consecutive Champions League title.

In a fairly light-hearted atmosphere, the Emir, prompted on the subject, joked about Emmanuel Macron’s situation as a supporter of Olympique de Marseille: “He’s not happy. He’s pretending to be happy, but deep down…” The French president replied with a smile, “No, I’m happy, it’s a French team, don’t say that.” He then explained the situation to Trump (with Paris’s victory and the fact that Qatar owns the club), who was clearly very unaware of PSG’s sporting achievement and no more interested afterward.

A rather unusual moment, which is already a reminder that politicians also sometimes return to “normal” topics of conversation. It also highlights just how important PSG has become in recent years. Even if there is still clearly work to do to win Trump over, that is far from a concern. One suspects, moreover, that much more important subjects were discussed afterward.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.