After a Trump World Cup curveball, von der Leyen turns to the Schuman quarter’s finest footballing talent
In an unreal parallel universe, many galaxies away, Ursula von der Leyen gets a phone call from Donald Trump. He wants to shake up the World Cup.
Ahead of the tournament’s opening game, Trump shocks the European Commission president by announcing he wants to add a new squad to the line-up: the European Union.
The reason is obvious. One of the Middle Eastern teams has pulled out under a relentless bombing campaign.
Von der Leyen, never one to ignore a populist opening when it rings her direct line, says yes immediately and instructs her cabinet to hit the phones.
