Chelsea Star Says He Was 'confused' Trump Shared Stage As Players Celebrated Club World Cup Win

President Donald Trump joined Chelsea players connected shape arsenic they celebrated nan FIFA Club World Cup title pursuing a 3-0 triumph complete Paris Saint-Germain connected Sunday.

Trump was pinch nan players arsenic he handed retired awards and medals connected nan section astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. But astatine slightest 1 Chelsea prima was near puzzled complete nan president’s quality during nan celebration.

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Chelsea players observe pinch nan title trophy aft nan Club World Cup last shot lucifer betwixt Chelsea and PSG successful East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

"I knew he was going to beryllium here, but I didn’t cognize he was going to beryllium connected nan guidelines erstwhile we lifted nan trophy, truthful I was a spot confused," Chelsea’s Cole Palmer said aft nan match.

Palmer scored 2 goals and assisted connected different successful nan win. He received nan Golden Ball arsenic nan apical subordinate of nan tournament.

Palmer was pleased pinch his performance, arsenic Paris Saint-Germain appeared to beryllium nan favorites going into nan final.

"It’s a awesome feeling. Even amended because evidently everyone doubted america earlier nan game," he said. "The gaffer put a awesome gameplan out, and obviously, he knew wherever nan abstraction was going to be."

President Donald Trump presents Chelsea's Cole Palmer pinch nan aureate shot trophy aft Chelsea won against Paris St Germain successful nan Club World Cup last astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025.  (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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Trump was spotted successful a suite pinch his wife, first woman Melania Trump, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his woman Leena Al Ashqar. The president and Infantino person tightened their narration successful caller months arsenic nan U.S. prepares for nan FIFA World Cup adjacent year.

Trump and nan FIFA executive person strengthened their narration since he took office. He established nan White House Task Force for nan 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will return spot successful North America. He named Andrew Giuliani nan executive head of nan task force.

Expected to beryllium 1 of nan largest world sporting events, nan World Cup's big cities are anticipating astir half a cardinal visitors pinch a imaginable economical effect of up to $480 cardinal that will use nan tourism, hospitality and unit industries.

Chelsea's Cole Palmer (10) holds nan aureate shot trophy pursuing nan Club World Cup last shot lucifer betwixt Chelsea and PSG successful East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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The world tournament, spanning North America, will statesman successful June 2026 and is nan first World Cup successful much than 2 decades to return spot successful aggregate countries. The mostly of games will return spot successful nan U.S. successful Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Philadelphia and East Rutherford, New Jersey. 

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj and nan Associated Press contributed to this report.

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