President Obama and Brazil’s Lula Soccer Trashtalk at G-8 Summit
Filed under: Brazil, US National Team
In what has to be the first occurance of a US President engaged in international soccer smacktalk, Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula Da Silva gave President Obama a signed Brazilian soccer jersey at today’s G-8 meeting, signed by the national team that defeated the U.S., 3-2, in last month’s Confederation’s Cup…
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“Hey, look at this. Beautiful. Alright. Wonderful. I like that,” Obama said.
Chatting with the president in Portuguese, in remarks overheard by reporters, Lula spoke enthusiastically about the match, repeatedly using President Obama’s catch phrase “Yes we can.”
Later, President Obama gave his take on the loss.
“You know I was a little frustrated, but Brazil’s a pretty good team,” the president later told reporters. “I told them we’re not gonna give up a 2 goal lead again.”
Love that facial expression and great to see Obama may have actually watched the game.
i expect Bo the dog to shit on that
or use it to polish the floors in the white house.
Hey, sucks we lost to Brazil, but I’d still kill for that jersey!
Does Lula only have 3 fingers on his left hand?
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