WATCH: Palmer gives Chelsea lead against PSG in Club World Club final
This was the 17th goal of the season for the Englishman in Chelsea blue.
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Trump claims Club World Cup trophy will stay in Oval Office, says FIFA made a copy for Chelsea
US President Donald Trump has claimed the FIFA Club World Cup trophy will stay permanently in the Oval Office after Chelsea's 3-0 win over PSG. FIFA allegedly made a copy for the champions and asked Trump to keep the original trophy. read more US President has claimed that the FIFA Club World Cup trophy currently displayed in the Oval Office will remain there permanently. According to Trump, FIFA made a copy of the trophy for Chelsea after their recent victory in the tournament's final on Sunday. Trump keeps Club World Cup trophy in White House Trump attended the final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino. After Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, Trump and Infantino presented the trophy to Chelsea captain Reece James. Speaking to DAZN after the tournament, Trump said FIFA had already told him that he can keep the trophy permanently at his office. 'I said, When are you going to pick up the trophy? [They said] 'We're never going to pick it up. You can have it forever in the Oval Office. We're making a new one.' And they actually made a new one. So that was quite exciting, but it is in the Oval [Office] right now,' Trump was quoted as saying by the official broadcaster. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD FIFA has not yet commented on the matter. Infantino had unveiled the trophy at the Oval Office in March, 100 days before the start of the new expanded edition of the competition. Infantino had visited the White House for the special event, where he also presented Trump the official match ball. More from Football 'So today is 100 days to go for the new competition (FIFA Club World Cup 2025) that we created, FIFA Club World Cup, with the best teams and players in the world. So we can show this unique trophy, it's not like any other trophy, it is a unique trophy, with a key. There is no other sports trophy like this,' Infantino had said. Meanwhile, Trump surprised everyone, including Chelsea players after he stayed on stage for celebrations after handing the trophy to the winning team. Cole Palmer was jumping up and down behind Reece James as the Chelsea captain received the trophy, Trump to his left, standing between the midfielder and goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. 'I knew he was going to be here, but I didn't know he was going to be on the stand when we lifted the trophy, so I was a bit confused,' Palmer said. Palmer received the Golden Ball as top player of the tournament after scoring the first two goals in Chelsea's 3-0 smothering of Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night. Trump appeared to leave the award stand with a medal of his own, handed to him by FIFA President Gianni Infantino right after the medallion was presented to James. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD (With agency inputs)
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Donald Trump explains why he kept the original FIFA Trophy, while Chelsea got a replica
US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy after claiming that FIFA gifted him the original Club World Cup trophy, even before Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the tournament's final, the Independent reported. Speaking to broadcaster DAZN ahead of the match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, President Trump said FIFA President Gianni Infantino brought the trophy to the White House during a visit in March and told him to keep it. 'They said, 'Could you hold this trophy for a little while?' We put it in the Oval Office,' Trump said. 'Then I asked, 'When are you going to pick it up?' He says, 'We're never going to pick it up. You can have it forever. We're making a new one.'' Trump added, 'They actually made a new one. So that was quite exciting… It's in the Oval [Office] right now.' As a result, Chelsea, despite their upset win over European champions PSG, were awarded a replica trophy, not the original. President Trump also joked about issuing an executive order to rename 'soccer' to 'football' in the United States. 'They would call it football, but we call it soccer,' he said. When the interviewer asked if an order could be made, Trump replied, 'I think I could do that.' Trump's presence during the final attracted attention — and some jeers — when he appeared on stadium screens alongside First Lady Melania Trump. He later joined FIFA officials on the pitch to present medals and remained on stage even after the formalities, surprising Chelsea players. 'I knew he was going to be here but I didn't know he was going to be on the stand when we lifted the trophy. I was a bit confused,' said Cole Palmer, who scored twice in the match. Captain Reece James added, 'They told me he was going to present the trophy and then exit, but he wanted to stay.' The moment comes just days after FIFA confirmed it had opened a new office in New York City's Trump Tower — a move that has further fuelled discussion about the growing ties between Trump and global football's governing body.
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Chelsea defender Colwilll says Club World Cup will be bigger than Champions League
Chelsea defender Levi Colwill said the Club World Cup will be bigger than the Champions League after his side beat European champion Paris St Germain 3-0 in the final in New Jersey on Sunday. The quadrennial competition will return in 2029, which will be the second edition under the expanded format with 32 teams. 'This is the biggest trophy I've ever won. I think the Club World Cup will be bigger than the Champions League, and we were the first team to win it,' the 22-year-old Colwill said. 'I've really enjoyed it, playing games every four or five days. Playing to sold-out stadiums, playing against different teams who you would never normally get a chance to play.' ALSO READ: Euro 2025 group games draw record crowds, digital-platform engagement also at a high The England international said Chelsea would carry the momentum forward, having beaten a phenomenal PSG side which had conceded only one goal in the tournament before the final. 'I said at the start of this tournament that our plan is to win it, and people looked at me as if I were crazy. So I'm going to say the exact same thing now going into the Premier League and Champions League,' Colwill said. Chelsea has won the Champions League twice, in 2012 and 2021.
