VIDEO: Donald Trump names his football GOAT as U.S. president snubs Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo

Trump revealed that he watched the legendary Brazilian striker in action in the United States during his stint with the now-defunct New York Cosmos. The U.S. president chose Pele as his greatest of all time in football as he snubbed modern-day greats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Speaking to DAZN during the final, Trump said: "Many years ago, when I was young, they brought a player called Pele to play and he played for a team called the Cosmos. And this place was packed – it was an earlier version of this stadium and it was Pele. I don’t want to date myself but that was a long time ago and I was a young guy so I came to watch Pele and he was fantastic. So probably I’ll go old-fashioned – that’s like saying Babe Ruth – and say Pele was so great."

After hosting the revamped version of the Club World Cup this summer, the U.S. will now gear up to stage the World Cup next year. The global competition will be held in North America after 32 years, with Mexico and Canada also set to co-host.