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President Trump working with FIFA chief to make women's foootball 'better and more equitable' despite Rapinoe row

The US leader revealed that he had been in talks on how to bridge the gender divide in the sport

President Donald Trump has held talks with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino about how women's football can become "more equitable".

Trump, who openly rowed with star player Megan Rapinoe during the United States' Women's World Cup triumph, met Infantino at the White House.

The US women's national team are embroiled in a long-running battle with US Soccer in a battle to secure pay parity with their male counterparts, a far less successful team on the world stage.