{"id":71457,"date":"2026-06-03T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/revealed-the-swanky-100m-caribbean-inspired-resort-england-hope-will-help-kickstart-their-world-cup-bid-with-three-pools-and-owned-by-donald-trumps-special-envoy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:32:00","slug":"revealed-the-swanky-100m-caribbean-inspired-resort-england-hope-will-help-kickstart-their-world-cup-bid-with-three-pools-and-owned-by-donald-trumps-special-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/revealed-the-swanky-100m-caribbean-inspired-resort-england-hope-will-help-kickstart-their-world-cup-bid-with-three-pools-and-owned-by-donald-trumps-special-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The swanky $100m &#8216;Caribbean-inspired&#8217; resort England hope will help kickstart their World Cup bid with three pools &#8211; and owned by Donald Trump&#8217;s special envoy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailymail.com\">save us as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-194\/mike-keegan.html\">MIKE KEEGAN, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-06-03T16:30:26+0100\"> 11:30 EDT, 3 June 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-06-03T16:32:17+0100\"> 11:32 EDT, 3 June 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/england_football\/index.html\" id=\"mol-38c38150-5f5d-11f1-bfb9-e948abc1eac5\">England<\/a> are starting their World Cup campaign at a plush hotel co-owned by <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/donald_trump\/index.html\" id=\"mol-38996410-5f5d-11f1-bfb9-e948abc1eac5\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s special envoy and close friend  who was playing golf with the president at the time of an assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/thomas-tuchel\/index.html\" id=\"mol-38c7a000-5f5d-11f1-bfb9-e948abc1eac5\">Thomas Tuchel<\/a> and his Three Lions are settling in at the high-end Belgrove Resort in West Palm Beach, <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/florida\/index.html\" id=\"mol-38b8d2f0-5f5d-11f1-bfb9-e948abc1eac5\">Florida<\/a>, as they attempt to acclimatise ahead of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The swanky $100million (74m) resort is part of Marriott&#8217;s exclusive Autograph Collection  and is owned by a partnership between The Witkoff Group  founded by long-time Trump ally Steve Witkoff  and Access Real Estate, owned by DAZN supremo Sir Leonard Blavatnik.<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff, a New York real estate billionaire, and Trump have known each other for more than 40 years following a chance 3am meeting in a deli when the president had no cash on him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I ordered him a ham and swiss,&#8217; Witkoff said, according to a report in Courthouse News.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel and his Three Lions are settling in at the high-end Belgrove Resort<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Belgrove boasts three pools, a spa and a stunning golf course Dutchman&#8217;s Pipe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Harry Kane is pictured arriving at the Belgrove with team-mates ahead of the World Cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Belgrove boasts three pools, a spa and a stunning golf course Dutchman&#8217;s Pipe, along with &#8216;Caribbean-inspired grounds&#8217;. Dutchman&#8217;s Pipe measures in at 7,300 yards and was renovated by Nicklaus Design.<\/p>\n<p>It is viewed as more spacious than many of the other courses in the area, which may well go down well with the golfers in England&#8217;s squad, which include Harry Kane and Jordan Pickford.<\/p>\n<p>The resort also features four tennis courts, two pickleball courts and two padel courts. There is also a sound-therapy relaxation room and a shuttle service direct to the beach.<\/p>\n<p>It is entirely booked out but room rates next month start at $265 (197) per night. Suites cost from $959 (714).<\/p>\n<p>A recent review in Residence magazine called the golf club&#8217;s membership &#8216;more than just access &#8211; its a gateway to an elevated way of life, with benefits that span fine dining, sport, wellness, and culture, all set just ten minutes from the heart of Palm Beach.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>England will spend 12 days in the Sunshine State before heading to their tournament headquarters in Kansas City. On June 6 they will play New Zealand in Tampa, before heading facing Costa Rica in Orlando on June 10. Their World Cup bow is against Croatia in Dallas on June 17.<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff was chosen by the President as special envoy to the Middle East and is currently in the thick of negotiations with Iranian officials around a peace deal. He has also served as a de facto envoy to Russian president<a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/vladimir_putin\/index.html\" id=\"mol-388b5a50-5f5d-11f1-bfb9-e948abc1eac5\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> and was a key player in Gaza ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2024, avid golfer Witkoff was at Trump&#8217;s side amid dramatic scenes at the President&#8217;s Trump International course, which is also in West Palm Beach. He told NBC News that he knew immediately that a series of loud &#8216;pops&#8217; was gunfire, and hailed the work of secret service agents who managed to take Trump out of the area within 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Routh, a 60-year-old former roofer, was jailed for life earlier this year. He had waited in bushes at the venue with a rifle and fled after being spotted and coming under fire.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>England will spend 12 days in the Sunshine State before heading to their World Cup HQ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The resort also features four tennis courts, two pickleball courts and two padel courts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;The entire team converged on top of him, except for the snipers,&#8217; Witkoff said. &#8216;The snipers separated, and they came within three yards of me, put the tripods down, and they were aiming right at the spot where the shots had come from,&#8217; he added. Routh was later captured.<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff has also spoken of how Trump was there for him in 2011 when one of his sons died from an opioid overdose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have seen his humanity in the quiet moments away from the spotlight in hospital rooms he didn&#8217;t have to be in,&#8217; he said, &#8216;where his presence brought real solace in a dark hour for my family&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff testified as a character witness at Trump&#8217;s 2024 trial on business fraud charges. According to the New York Times, Witkoff helped broker Qatar&#8217;s offer to donate a spare 747 to the president following his inauguration. In 2021 ProPublica reported that the Bronx-born businessman had donated more than $2m to Trump&#8217;s political action groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; save us as a Preferred Source By MIKE KEEGAN, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER Published: 11:30 EDT, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 11:32 EDT, 3 June 2026 England are starting their World Cup campaign at a plush hotel co-owned by Donald Trump&#8216;s special envoy and close friend who was playing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-donald-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}