Chelsea players were very confused by the United States president's actions following their historic FIFA Club World Cup victory.

Fans from all over the world traveled to the United States to see the FIFA Club World Cup unfold, but crowds varied throughout the tournament.

The tournament delivered spectacle and a clear warning: hosting the world's biggest sporting event next summer will take more than world-class stadiums.

Vitinha was threatening the top 10 during the last set of B/R Ballon d'Or rankings, but the Portuguese has fully joined the conversation after the Club World Cup. To get an idea of the 25-year-old's influence on the French champions, consider the 771 passes he made during the tournament with an accuracy of 94 percent, per FIFA.

The 2026 World Cup. The men’s tournament will begin on June 11, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Six matches, including two knockout games, will be played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (which will be renamed Kansas City Stadium next summer).

Landon Donovan believes FIFA should consider staging the 2029 Club World Cup in the U.S. for a second consecutive time.

Leave it to Donald Trump to deliver a cringeworthy moment that is the lasting image of the FIFA Club World Cup.

A remarkable list of VIPs filed into MetLife Stadium on Sunday to witness Chelsea’s defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup final, and many of them were not connected to soccer.

The inaugural 32-team Club World Cup wrapped up on Sunday with plenty of lessons learned for organisers FIFA, with the tournament in the United States, won by Chelsea, acting as a preview of the 2026 World Cup.