Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica

[Zorro]

Trump took every opportunity to make the new, expanded soccer tournament all about himself.

President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won’t be getting the original trophy, because he’s keeping it.

English club Chelsea easily dispatched France’s Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the tournament in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday, with Trump joining the players for the trophy lift—much to their confusion.

It has since been revealed that the gong hoisted aloft by the London club’s captain, Reece James, was a replica, because the president of football’s governing body, FIFA, has let Trump use the original as an ornament in the Oval Office.

“They [FIFA] said: ‘Could you hold this trophy for a little while?’ We put it in the Oval Office and then I said: ‘When are you going to pick up the trophy’, and [FIFA President Gianni Infantino] said: ‘We’re never going to pick it up, you can have it forever in the Oval Office,’” Trump explained in a mid-game chat with the broadcaster, DAZN.

He then revealed to reporter Emily Austin that the victor, Chelsea, actually received a replica of the original for winning the tournament.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-gold-club-world-cup-trophy-for-himself-so-fifa-had-to-give-the-winners-a-replica/

[Javaman]

1. like a serial killer that keeps "trophies" of his victims. nt

[gordianot]

2. Sick

[Ocelot II]

3. WTAF?

How did that happen, and how corrupt does FIFA have to be for them to let it happen? What was the quid pro quo? Because there always is one.

[IronLionZion]

32. FIFA is very corrupt

there are documentaries about the bribes they get. So they get along well with our corrupt US president.

[MadameButterfly]

58. I don't believe Trump's version of what happened, of course

Whether FIFA is corrupt or not, whether a bribe or done under pressure, Trump's made up conversation didn't happen.
And I bet the trophy isn't staying in the White House when/if he ever leaves. This "gift" is to Trump, not The White House.
That's illegal, right?

[Ocelot II]

61. He can't keep it if it's worth more than $375, but who's going to stop him from taking it with him?

Gifts given to presidents that are valued above $375 are supposed to be transferred to the National Archives, though the president can choose to purchase them. Trump won't do that, though.

[Lucky Luciano]

67. Unless it's a huge airplane. There are exceptions for that.

[MadameButterfly]

78. oh. I forgot.

And I was worried about a measly soccer trophy.

[RobinA]

80. Do We Know

for a fact that there isn't a 747 parked in the National Archives. Yeah, I guess we do.

[Lovie777]

4. It's the teams.....

shithole have no rights to keep it. Dirty asshole

[Irish_Dem]

5. He has probably stolen the entire contents of the White House.

And made replicas to hide the theft.

[Texin]

43. I wouldn't bet against this.

[Hugin]

6. A klepto kakistocracy...

There’s one for future political science and history majors to ponder.

Meanwhile, I am pondering who really has the replica.

[MadameButterfly]

59. Ha Ha. I was wondering what is the difference

between the original and the replica. A good joke if Trump has the replica. What would he need the real one for? Just as long as he believes...

[bpj62]

7. Robert Krafts Superbowl Ring

On a visit to Russia Robert Kraft met with Putin and Putin asked to hold one of Krafts Superbowl Rings. Kraft took it off his finger and handed it to Putin who to this day has never given it back. Trump is emulating his hero.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. I immediately thought of that story, but didn't remember the player's name. Thanks for posting details. nt

[MorbidButterflyTat]

36. Robert Kraft

Is the owner of the New England Patriots. He's also the gross creep who was caught on video getting a BJ from trafficked Asian girls in some southern state on his way to watch his team play.

I guess that magically disappeared.

WTF was Kraft doing with Putin??

[MadameButterfly]

54. Is this the guy in charge when his team deflated footballs

for an advantage because having Brady wasn't enough?

[MorbidButterflyTat]

84. Yes

"DeflateGate."

I'm a Bills fan so a natural enemy of Tom Brady's Patriots, but I thought that deflated football stuff was nonsense. The football in play is in the refs' hands after every play, I would think they would know whether or not the balls were deflated.

Brady got suspended for a few games and the Patriots were fined a million dollars, but it seemed bogus to me.

[MadameButterfly]

85. You think they paid a million dollars

for something that didn't happen?

[TheRickles]

38. Kraft was the owner of the New England Patriots, not a player.

And he wanted to get back the ring, but was pressured by the White House to let it be considered a gift. "Not worth starting WWIII about".
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-how-vladimir-putin-stole-a-super-bowl-ring-from-the-patriots-robert-kraft/|

[sop]

8. Just one more gold bauble to decorate his already garish Oval Office.

At first I thought this was the Onion or Borowitz. Incredible!

[MorbidButterflyTat]

50. That Reagan painting smirking down at them

looks fake AF!

[Botany]

75. Thanx for posting the picture.

Ugly, tacky, big, and gold plated.

[Moostache]

9. I no longer allow myself to be shocked by Trump's delusional behavior...

Instead, I laugh my ass off at him and his utter hollow existence...to be so damaged and broken and in need of CONSTANTLY being told (real or imagined) that you are important is pathetic on a cellular level.

Congrats Fred Trump - you drove one son to an early alcohol-influenced death and another into a hellish existence where he KNOWS that he is a worthless piece of shit with no intrinsic value. Fred Trump ladies and gentlemen - fathe of the millenium in the 2nd AND 3rd mellenia of the common era! That is some world class fuck-upery there.

As for Donnie Two Scoops, fuck him I laugh at his increasingly desperate grasps for affection and affirmation. He lies about it constantly, which is clearly indicative of a diseased mind and lack of soul. Donald Trump is NEVER happy and the fact that he lies about his life and accomplishments, failed at multiple marriages, and CHEATS AT GOLF (where you play on your honor as the arbiter of the rules) makes it very clear - that is a man desperately ashamed of his life and too cowardly to end it.

Suffer 2-scoops, suffer. Know this - WE HATE YOU. It's not that anyone hates America, they ALL HATE YOU! Have another tormented day you sack of shit.

[NCDem47]

31. Yeah...

You don't have to be a psychologist to know that Convict's parents did a REAL number on him that we all have to suffer for. It's clear, on some level, DT knows he will NEVER be good enough.

[rustbeltvoice]

34. more than a thumbs up on your response

Al Franken had Stuart Smalley who needed daily affirmations. That character was amusing, and not obnoxious.

*rump is galaxy class vile. I wonder if there will be a well tailored Hell for him to be punished in.

[Moostache]

42. While I am an athiest and don't believe in hell as a concept...

IF such a place (hell) and concept (eternal punishment for temporal crime or offense) were REAL, then I have long said that the joke would be on the holier-thjan-thou Christians who gleefully wait for the apocalypse and the rapture because my "hell" would be getting stuck in their "heaven" (having to live in eternity with them is truly the definition of torture).

Turns out I was hasty in such a declaration...my true 'hell' would be getting stuck in a Trump rally forever! (So I guess that the preachy Christians are off the hook...damn the luck!)

[Iggo]

64. The entire world hates him...

…except for just enough American morons to keep him in power.

[gab13by13]

10. I live among Magats

and everyone of them tells me that soccer is a communist sport. They even went so far to say that Pele' should have been hung from a lamp post.

Doubt that Krasnov scored many points with his base over soccer.

[LuvLoogie]

28. JFC! What kind of corrupt shit soul says that about Pele? Or anyone really.

These people are lost, and I don't want to look for them.

[Celerity]

68. Tell those divvy berks to go to The Den (Millwall's home pitch) and tell the nice lads there that they are commies.

They can go to Stadio Olimpico in Rome and tell the Lazio ultras the same thing.

It won't end well for the MAGAts.




Lazio ultras:

[tulipsandroses]

11. Not the Onion????

???

[Pototan]

26. I was thinking the same thing

"This can't be real!"

[Captain Zero]

44. Ad it to the list of: This Can't be Real

Under this MONSTER.

[MadameButterfly]

77. What's scary is I didn't wonder

if it was real

[sheshe2]

12. JHC!

WTF!

[Botany]

13. " .... you can have it forever in the Oval Office,"

Why do I think the trophy is big, tacky, and gold?

[MadLinguist]

30. Forever in the Oval Office ...

with the implication that he himself will be forever in the oval office

[subterranean]

14. Does anyone believe it happened the way he said? I sure don't.

I believe he probably asked to keep it in the Oval Office for a while, and FIFA wanted to stay on his good side, so they agreed. Then once he had it, he wanted to keep it. One thing is for sure, he never asked them "When are you going to pick up the trophy?"

[Ocelot II]

15. I have no doubt that this is the way it went down.

He wanted to keep the trophy - another nice big gold tchotchke for his collection - and they gave it to him because Infantino is his new BFF. From the linked article:

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has been in Washington, D.C., 10 times since Donald Trump returned to office in January. He has previously argued that proximity to the president is “absolutely crucial” to the success of the 2026 World Cup, which will be partly hosted in the U.S.

It comes as FIFA last week inadvertently confirmed the cosy Infantino-Trump relationship by moving its New York employees to a new office in Trump Tower, Manhattan.

[underpants]

16. And FIFA does whatever the hell it wants to

They are worse than the IOC.

[sop]

17. Trump and Infantino have a lot in common, FIFA is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world.

[3catwoman3]

29. Our sons, who eat, sleep and breathe soccer/football say that FIFA is...

...THE most corrupt organization in the world.

[Captain Zero]

46. I guess Infantino doesn't know that

The NFL shut Trump down cold on ownership for an NFL franchise in the 1980s.

[tanyev]

82. It remains to be seen how many people from other countries will feel comfortable coming here

to attend games—and how they will be treated when they arrive.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

45. OMG

"‘We’re never going to pick it up, you can have it forever in the Oval Office,’”

Kindergartners tell more believable lies.

[Prairie Gates]

19. Trump doesn't even get it: the trophy is what you receive for winning...there is no original and replica

The one that Chelsea received is the original by virtue of it being presented to them. The one he has in the Oval Office is the replica by virtue of its never being presented to a winner.

[Ocelot II]

25. Good point. Trump didn't win the one FIFA gave him

(or that he extorted from them). Chelsea won the match so the trophy they have, which symbolizes the win, is the real one. Trump didn't win a damn thing.

[Attilatheblond]

70. Fully expecting another of his fantasy AI generated illustrtion of him kicking the winning goal

Do we have a DU betting pool on how long that will take?

[sop]

74. Like the Purple Heart he snagged from that MAGA veteran...Trump actually believed he suffered a wound in battle.

[republianmushroom]

20. What an USA embarrassment trump is.

[calimary]

86. VERY proud to say I NEVER voted for him!

Seriously not EVER. Primaries or general elections. None of it. He never got my vote and I can’t imagine how he ever could in the future.

[MLWR]

22. "Petty" only begins to describe that embarrassment.

[malaise]

23. If this is true

I expect outrage from FIFA members and the Immediate resignation of the FIFA president

[Beartracks]

24. This is weird, because "Infantino" sounds like a plausible nickname for Trump himself.

[PCIntern]

27. Carmine Infantino used to draw The Flash.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

33. He also won his club championship again.

If you can’t believe Donald Trump …

[no_hypocrisy]

35. I called it.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20483549

[DinahMoeHum]

39. But the reflection in the brass of that trophy. . .

STILL shows the face of a L-O-S-E-R

Now and always.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

40. Hmm...

I wonder if the trophy the fugly felon stole is the replica and they're letting him believe it's real. I would laugh and laugh


“They [FIFA] said: ‘Could you hold this trophy for a little while?’" Sure they did.

[JoseBalow]

41. Wait, is this true? I am assuming this is satire

But the link isn't for the Onion...

[Wiz Imp]

47. The Club World Cup tournament is not a big deal

It's only been held since 2000.

Unlike the World Cup, which is held every 4 years, which is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population, while the engagement with the 2022 World Cup was estimated to be 5 billion, with about 1.5 billion people watching the final match.

All of this is to say, practically nobody cares about the Club World Cup outside of the 32 clubs competing and their fans. It's nowhere near as popular as the UEFA Champions League in Europe, even among American audiences. Attendance at the tournament averaged just 34,759 out of a capacity of 61,352. Only 3,412 fans turned out to watch Ulsan Hyundai and Mamelodi Sundowns. US TV audiences averaged just 400,000, a 0.17% rating.

I'm sure Trump thinks this is the greatest most prestigious trophy in the world. In reality, he just likes it because it's gold and gaudy.

[BoRaGard]

48. Stolen glory - how republicon is that?

[uncle ray]

49. if so, then the one given to the team IS the real trophy.

[Prairie Gates]

66. Yes, the one given to the players is the original trophy by definition

The entire issue is twisted by Trump into something that defies the ordinary meaning of words. The players cannot be given a replica, since what makes a trophy a trophy is the fact that it was presented to the players. Why anybody goes along with Trump's idiotic redefinition here is a mystery.

[Iggo]

51. All that man does is lie.

[GiqueCee]

52. Every time...

... you think that evil skid mark can't possibly sink any lower... it's Monday. Time to recalibrate the pervometer.

[mkp]

53. Just another thing against the Orange Turd

Now you know why I won't watch soccer. And may I also mention -- "Shove that trophy up your ass Trump"

[SpankMe]

55. FIFA cozying up to the Orange Bitch. n/t

[Reader Rabbit]

56. Sad part is, they could have given Trump the replica.

It's not like he would have known the difference.

[UpInArms]

57. I clicked on this thread ... thinking ... gotta be the Onion

Now, all I can think is this world is truly batshit crazy

[oasis]

60. I have an idea what you can do with that trophy

[Torchlight]

62. It's his Participation Trophy.

12th-place, runner-up, fifth-string players need validation too!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

63. I wrote half an hour ago that this would happen.

here

I was writing it to be satirical. I didn't think the asshole would actually steal it.

Too bad, boys, that you did all that work and all you ended with a fake trophy. We know how you feel -- we had the same experience at our last election. We worked our asses off to get a real president, an all we ended up with was an ersatz piece of shit.

In the South we have a word for Felon47's redecoration of the Oval Office. It's "tacky."

[Initech]

65. If Biden stole the World Cup trophy for himself...

Oh fuck, he wouldn't do something like that. Trump is one of the biggest low life scumbags on the planet!

[angrychair]

69. This is batshit crazy

This is one of the most insane on-pitch awards presentations I've ever seen and I've been watching international soccer for over 20 years.

[AllaN01Bear]

71. i cant say what i want to say on here . the place might go up in smoke .

on edit: to add: grr. that wont get me into trouble.

[pandr32]

72. OMG! I am so livid!

This Fucker47 thinks he is so special--so entitled that he can have whatever and whoever he wants. It matters not a twit that he has no part in it--no contribution except for his own greed. He is seriously like wormy dog shit caked onto shoes and impossible to get all the way off. The stink, the stain has been tracked through our White House, our country, the whole world.

[Blue Owl]

73. I wish one (or more) of the players would deliver a swift bicycle kick to his ugly head

[Mike 03]

76. Eerily reminiscent of a Putin story

When Robert Kraft showed Putin one of his Super Bowl rings, Putin simply took it. I can't remember exactly, but I believe he looked at it briefly and then shoved it his pocket, or else had handed it to an assistant to remove it for safekeeping. Later he thanked Kraft. Kraft was too embarrassed to say anything and let him keep it. Masha Gessen worked this story into her theory that Putin thinks everything "belongs" to him and has this kleptomaniac aspect of his personality.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

79. Chelsea photoshopped trump out of their official trophy raising photo

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[tanyev]

81. Dang, Chelsea accomplished what the U.S. Congress could not.

[live love laugh]

83. Next up he'll say he's the best soccer player and won 🏆 it.