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Donald Trump made surprising admission about trophy ceremony he gatecrashed and people are seriously confused

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Updated 12:22 15 Jul 2025 GMT+1Published 12:05 15 Jul 2025 GMT+1

Donald Trump made surprising admission about trophy ceremony he gatecrashed and people are seriously confused

The American President divided opinion when he lifted the trophy with Chelsea after they won the Club World Club on Sunday

Madison Burgess

Madison Burgess

Featured Image Credit: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

Topics: Donald Trump, Football, UK News, US News, Sport, Politics

Madison Burgess
Madison Burgess

Madison is a Journalist at Tyla with a keen interest in lifestyle, entertainment and culture. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Journalism Studies, and has previously written for DMG Media as a Showbiz Reporter and Audience Writer.

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Donald Trump made a shock admission before he controversially gatecrashed Chelsea’s trophy ceremony following the final game of the Club Word Cup on Sunday (13 July).

For those who missed it, the US President, 79, watched the London team beat Paris Saint-Germain in the final match of the tournament.

He and his wife Melania watched the action from a private box at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, before the Republican leader got in amidst it all himself.

After Chelsea triumphed 3-0, Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino together carried the trophy to the team on stage.

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However, the awkward moment that followed has gone viral, as Trump didn’t leave the stage and instead lifted the silverware with the players who won it and joined in with their celebrations.

The decision certainly divided opinion, with some football fans unhappy that the world leader somewhat took the attention away from the team, while others branded it as ‘iconic.’

Donald Trump made headlines as he celebrated with Chelsea over the weekend following their Club World Cup win (Buda Mendes / Getty Images)
Donald Trump made headlines as he celebrated with Chelsea over the weekend following their Club World Cup win (Buda Mendes / Getty Images)

Following the bizarre situation, Chelsea’s captain Reece James said: "To be honest it was quite loud. I couldn't hear too much.

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"He just congratulated me and the team for lifting the trophy and told us to enjoy the moment."

He added: “They told me that he was going to present the trophy and then exit the stage, and I thought that he was going to exit the stage, but he wanted to stay.”

Meanwhile, fellow player Cole Palmer, who scored twice in the game, admitted: “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, yes.”

And now, the story has gotten even more wild as Trump has revealed that FIFA Officials actually gave him the real Club World Cup trophy and Chelsea had to take home a replica.

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Ahead of Sunday’s game, the American President told DAZN that the real gold trophy was actually sitting in the Oval Office after he was gifted it back in March.

Trump said: “They said, ‘Could you hold this trophy for a little while?’ We put it in the Oval Office.”



He added: “And then I said, ‘When are you going to pick up the trophy?’ He says, ‘We're never going to pick it up. You can have it forever in the Oval Office. We're making a new one.”

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Trump gushed: “And they actually made a new one. So that was quite exciting…It’s in the Oval right now.”

After finding out this new information, sports fans are understandably confused by the fact that the team who won had to take home a replica.

Baffled social media users wrote on X: “Holy s**t… how is this real” and “Is this real?!”

Others chimed in with: “It’s 100% crazy and 100% true” and “This is theft, the hardworking sport team who won should get the ORIGINAL because they EARNED IT and WORKED for it?!”

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However, someone else pointed out: “I’m no fan of Trump but if it was a gift of course he kept it. That’s what you generally do with a gift.”

Another agreed: “It was kept in the Oval Office as the FIFA president allowed it to and encouraged it but sure!”

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