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Wiz Imp

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11. I did find the full story behind the Trophy. What was reported in the news was very misleading.

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:37 PM

Jul 16

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/did-donald-trump-really-keep-original-fifa-club-world-cup-trophy-and-chelsea-receive-replica-8882268
Did Donald Trump Really Keep Original FIFA Club World Cup Trophy, And Chelsea Receive Replica?

United States President Donald Trump said that FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave him the original Club World Cup trophy during a White House visit in March, saying he could keep it "forever". Trump said that FIFA made a copy and gave it to Chelsea after they won the competition 3-0 against Paris Saint-Germain at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

That was Trump full of shit as usual. The trophy Trump has was never meant to be the one awarded to the winning team. It was a sample or replica unveiled to show what the real thing would look like. In reality:

The trophy was unveiled by Infantino for the first time in an event at the Oval Office in March. And since then, the trophy has stayed there.

"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,'" Trump said in an interview with official Club World Cup broadcaster Dazn on Sunday. "And they actually made a new one. So that was quite exciting, but it is in the Oval [Office] right now."

Chelsea rightfully received the "real" trophy.