President Donald Trump leaves Chelsea players stunned after winning Club World Cup
By Matt Reed

Chelsea FC completed a historic soccer feat Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium when they captured the first championship in the rebranded FIFA Club World Cup, however, the English side had an interesting encounter with a very influential public figure after beating Paris Saint-Germain.
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Following the month-long tournament, Chelsea players were spotted celebrating on the New Jersey pitch with several notable figures, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino and United States president Donald Trump.
Donald Trump stayed in Chelsea’s team picture after their Club World Cup win 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/pusNdYJLcA
— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) July 13, 2025
Trump was even on the field to hand out the Club World Cup trophy to the Chelsea players, including superstar goalscorer and Player of the Tournament Cole Palmer.
However, once the Chelsea players were ready to officially kick off trophy celebrations by lifting the title, president Trump remained in the picture and that left the Premier League side very confused by his actions.
Love him or hate him, this is legendary.
— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) July 13, 2025
After handing Chelsea the Club World Cup trophy, Trump was supposed to leave the podium. He didn’t.
Instead, he stayed up there celebrating with the players, just soaking in the win like one of the squad.
You can’t script this. pic.twitter.com/qQvfqxocZV
With the Club World Cup acting as a dress rehearsal for the real deal in the summer of 2026 with the FIFA World Cup returning to the United States, Canada and Mexico, it's very likely that Trump will be making more appearances at matches in the coming 12 months.
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