FIFA, Donald Trump and Club World Cup
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Football needs Uefa to stand up to Fifa president Gianni Infantino more than ever, but right now Ceferin is nowhere to be seen
You don’t have to salute FIFA's president for pulling off the Club World Cup, but it wasn’t cancelled, and nor did it fail
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Blavity on MSNDid Trump Keep The FIFA Trophy? Here’s What To KnowPresident Donald Trump appeared to crash the winning team’s trophy ceremony at the close of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
As Enzo Maresca basked in the afterglow of victory on Sunday, the Chelsea manager declared unexpectedly that one day the Fifa Club World Cup would be bigger even than the Champions League, just one more bold statement in another bizarre 24 hours in Fifa world.
The first ticket application window for the FIFA World Cup 26™ will open on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Kansas City will host six matches during the tournament, which kicks off on June 11, 2026, in Mexico City.
The biggest wig there was Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s divisive president. As well as celebrating his new office, Mr Infantino was at Trump Tower to unveil the trophy of the Club World Cup. The tournament’s final takes place in New Jersey on July 13th between Chelsea,
FifPro, the world’s main player union, has branded Gianni Infantino as “the man who thinks he’s god” in a tirade against the Fifa president and the Club World Cup.