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Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States. 

Trump beat former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a close election that began Tuesday morning and bled into the early hours of Wednesday. Clinton campaign chair John Podesta told a crowd at the Javits Center in New York City late Tuesday night that Clinton would speak Wednesday morning because all the votes had not been counted. 

A couple hours later, the Associated Press first reported victory for Trump. The President-elect told a raucous crowd around 3 a.m. on Wednesday that he had received a concession call from Clinton. 

It was an historic election as the country selected a Washington outsider with no previous political or military experience for the first time ever.

The soccer world took notice.