Chelsea star says he was 'confused' Trump shared stage as players celebrated Club World Cup win
President Donald Trump joined Chelsea players on stage as they celebrated the FIFA Club World Cup championship following a - win over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday Trump was with the players as he handed out awards and medals on the field at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey But at least one Chelsea star was left puzzled over the president s appearance during the celebration CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM 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 so I was a bit confused Chelsea s Cole Palmer noted after the match Palmer scored two goals and assisted on another in the win He received the Golden Ball as the top participant of the tournament Palmer was pleased with his performance as Paris Saint-Germain appeared to be the favorites going into the final It s a great feeling Even better because obviously everyone doubted us before the championship he disclosed The gaffer put a great gameplan out and obviously he knew where the space was going to be TRUMP JOKES ABOUT EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CALL SOCCER 'FOOTBALL' IN US NAMES GREATEST PARTICIPANT OF ALL TIMETrump was spotted in a suite with his wife first lady Melania Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his wife Leena Al Ashqar The president and Infantino have tightened their relationship in fresh months as the U S prepares for the FIFA World Cup next year Trump and the FIFA executive have strengthened their relationship since he took office He established the White House Task Force for the FIFA World Cup which will take place in North America He named Andrew Giuliani the executive director of the task force Expected to be one of the largest international sporting events the World Cup's host cities are anticipating nearly half a million visitors with a prospective economic impact of up to million that will benefit the tourism hospitality and retail industries The international tournament spanning North America will begin in June and is the first World Cup in more than two decades to take place in multiple countries The majority of games will take place in the U S in Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Dallas Kansas City Atlanta Miami Boston Philadelphia and East Rutherford New Jersey Fox News Paulina Dedaj and the Associated Press contributed to this summary Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
