Chelsea may have claimed the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, but according to Donald Trump, the original tournament trophy remains at the White House.
The English Premier League power stunned observers in Sunday’s final by rolling past Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, an upset to cap off the first edition of a massively expanded tournament. President Trump — who spent plenty of time ahead of the event bonding with FIFA head Gianni Infantino — made his presence known after the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., taking the field to boos before lingering among Chelsea players in an awkward trophy ceremony.
Eventually, Chelsea captain Reece James managed to hoist the trophy, designed by Tiffany and Co. and inspired by the Voyager space probes. Still, per the president, that may not have been the same trophy that has spent much of the last few months sitting in the Oval Office.
Here’s what President Trump said about the Club World Cup trophy:
Trump: Original Club World Cup trophy remains at White House
On Sunday, Club World Cup broadcaster DAZN conducted an interview with President Trump, who declared that he was told by FIFA that the trophy originally unveiled at the White House back in March could remain there in perpetuity.
‘I said, ‘When are you going to pick up the trophy?’ claimed Trump, before stating that FIFA officials replied, ”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.’
FIFA had not previously announced plans to make a second Club World Cup trophy, while Chelsea’s official Instagram page included a photo of airplane pilots holding the trophy — replica or not — before the team departed for London.
The Club World Cup trophy seems to have become part of the decor in the Oval Office since Infantino joined Trump to reveal its design to the world. It has been present for some soccer-related moments, like a bizarre event where the president offered his take on world affairs while confused-looking Juventus players stood in the background. However, it has also remained in the Oval Office during moments with no soccer context, lingering in the background as Trump awarded Elon Musk a key to the White House in May, among other instances.
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