Safe rooms, evacuation plans and potential attack sites are not the first topics that are considered when you think about the final of Sunday's club World Cup, but these are issues of national security with President Donald Trump, expected to be present.
Now, less than a year after the failed murder attempt on candidate Trump, a new report from athletics offers a glimpse of the enormous attempt to protect the president in the Chelsea-Paris SG competition on Sunday in New Jersey, as well as the FIFA World Cup of next year in North America.
“I am not going to say that it will be the worst that the protection detail has worked on, but they don't like it,” said Michale Evanoff, the former assistant secretary for diplomatic security and current Global Chief Security Officer of the American security technology company Verkada, at the Athletic.
'You go to a location, but who knows? People can throw something … the cake in the face, right? That or throwing fake blood or something that the director would embarrass. '
Trump is no stranger to sporting events, which she regularly attends during his years as a rich real estate magnate and reality television star, as well as his two non-subsequent terms in the White House.
But unlike university football matches and UFC events, in which fans reliably support Trump, World Cup competitions offer a wider range to spectators. Fans of Alabama Voetbal certainly differ from that of Albanian Futbolli, so the preparations for the unimaginable range of possibilities can take considerable time and resources.
Further complicating safety On Sunday, Trump's expected participation at the World Cup Trophy presentation will be at the end of the Chelsea-Paris SG competition at Metlife Stadium.
“When you perform the threat and risk assessment, you cover something that could go wrong: if they were at a massive meeting, what if the stage collapsed?” Nigel Thomas, a former soldier of the British Special Service (SAS) and founder of Security Training Firm, Blue Mountain Group, said the Athletic. 'For example, we will have a standard operational procedure. You must be prepared for it, and that takes communication with stadium security and emergency services. '
Some club teams have already received a taste of the security measures before a Club World Cup match in Cincinnati, where Vice President JD Vance was present.
“We were checked by strict security,” Dortmund -head coach Niko told Assembled Reporters. 'When we left the hotel, we got a sniff test by a dog. When we entered the stadium, someone came on the bus with another dog. That is completely normal. It is a world cup. They are high -level people, so I think it's normal, but it was relatively tight. '
For Trump, both on Sundays and for next year's World Cup, officials of the Secret Service will collaborate with organizers to put together a route for him to travel to the location, where he will probably be a bulletproof glass behind a panel-free protective layer in the event that pre-game screenings do not detect any fire products.
And Trump will hardly be the only person with a security detail on Sundays or at the World Cup of next summer. World leaders, billionaires and football officials will also be present at locations and other accommodations, which they usually travel between motorcades while the traffic is stopped.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino rents office space in one safe location, Trump Tower, who will serve as the headquarters of the massive organization during the tournament.
On Sunday, Infantino is expected to be with Trump, PSG and Chelsea officers, as well as Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir van Qatar and previous owner of the Boeing 747-8 Jet Trump accepted as a gift.
And with such prestigious individuals at hand, the final of the club World Cup on Sunday American safety officials offers the opportunity to prepare for fans of 46 participating countries next summer.
'Robust communication, counter-surveillance and perimeter and access control are a must-large crowds mean reduced maneuverability, limited escape routes and increased risk of concealment for potential attackers, Rice said. “Coordinated emergency aid plans must be integrated with agencies and validated before Gameday.”