Donald Trump named president: Premier League footballers react to US presidential election

Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen voice their displeasure with seeing Donald Trump named United States President

Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States earlier today (Getty)

Sport and politics go hand in hand these days, so it was no surprise to see a number of Premier League stars take to social media to voice their views over the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.

Needless to say, the reaction was not a good one.

Trump beat Hilary Clinton to the White House on Wednesday morning, with his victory being made official shortly before 08:00 with the 70-year-old delivering his first speech since being named President-elect.

But while the world watched, a number of high-profile footballers took to Twitter to voice their concern, dismay and anger with the election of Trump, with Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany leading the charge.

“Wtf.. Let's put all the idiots around the world in power and see what happens. Next gen reality TV. #SadWorld,” Kompany said.

Kompany’s views were echoed by another defender in Jan Vertonghen, with the Tottenham vice-captain admitting he “can’t believe” what was happening in the United States. Unsurprisingly, Vertonghen received a wave of responses from Trump supporters,

“Can't believe what I'm seeing. This is so embarrassing #ElectionNight,” Vertonghen wrote. “Would love to speak to someone who's actually pro Trump to see what's going on in their head but I just can't find them...”

They were not the only ones from the footballing world to wade into the debate, as Twitter regular Joey Barton questioned how Trump had made it to President-elect.

“President Trump. Only in America...” wrote Barton, adding a thinking emoji to drive home his point.

Former Manchester United and England defender Phil Neville revealed himself to be an oracle, as he hinted that he always knew Trump was going to win the presidential election.

“I knew Trump would win,” Neville posted.

And keeping it short and sweet was former England striker Gary Lineker, with the Match of the Day presenter posting an early-morning message before Trump’s victory was confirmed.

“We live in extraordinary times,” Lineker said, with polls suggesting that a Trump victory was on the cards. They were right.