Trump, FIFA Club World Cup and Chelsea
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President Donald Trump was in attendance for Chelsea’s upset of the European champions, and Infantino ensured he got involved post-match with the awarding of the trophy. However, the FIFA president perhaps didn’t plan for Trump to be at the front and c ...
President Trump stirred controversy by claiming FIFA gifted him the original Club World Cup trophy, currently in the Oval Office. He joked about renaming soccer to football and surprised Chelsea players by staying on stage during the trophy presentation at the tournament final.
There seemed to be confusion over Trump's presence on the stage during the trophy presentation. Brady was also spotted at MetLife Stadium with Robert Kraft.