Former American soccer star Tim Howard called out athletes using the Donald Trump-inspired dance who have then tried to tiptoe around any political motivations.

Tim Howard has hit out at former international team-mate Christian Pulisic, branding the USMNT star’s actions “stupid” after he celebrated a goal by mimicking a dance made popular by America’s president-elect, Donald Trump.

Christian Pulisic received plenty of backlash for his Donald Trump dance celebration vs. Jamaica on Monday and has now been publicly called out by a USMNT great. The Tim Howard Pulisic takedown was posted to the Mail Sport on Thursday.

After USMNT talisman Christian Pulisic sparked controversy with his Donald Trump celebration after scoring versus Jamaica, one American soccer icon has waded into the debate over his antics

Pulisic denied that there was any political intent behind the gesture but Howard called on the US star to ‘own it’

Over the past few weeks, a plethora of professional athletes have done the "Trump Dance" during a live event, including United States soccer player Christian Pulisic and UFC champion Jon Jones. Pulisic recreated President-elect Donald Trump's iconic dance after scoring a goal against

Former United States men's national team goalkeeper Tim Howard has criticized Christian Pulisic's decision to imitate Donald Trump to celebrate his goal against Jamaica on Monday."Here's my personal view: doing a dance that mimics Donald Trump is stupid,