Man Utd, Man City and Liverpool STRIPPED of status as world champions with Fifa announcing new name for titles they won
ANCHESTER UNITED,
Liverpool
and Man City, all previous winners of the
Club World Cup
, have been dethroned of their titles.
Fifa has named Chelsea as the 'first ever' FIFA Club World Cup Champions.
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Manchester City won the Club World Cup in 2023 but the name has been changed now
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Manchester United were the first British team to win the competition in 2008
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Liverpool also won the competition in Doha in 2019
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Chelsea won the tournament this summer
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In a jaw-dropping final, the Blues stunned favourites
Paris
Saint-Germain with a 3-1 victory last Sunday night.
It was a
Cole Palmer
masterclass as the Chelsea forward bagged a brace and assisted another.
But it's not just the trophy that Chelsea took home, their win has shifted all the
history
books as well.
In a bombshell move, Fifa has now rebranded all former Club World Cup titles as the FIFA Intercontinental
Championship
.
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That means the likes of Liverpool, Man United and even
Barcelona
are no longer officially world champions.
The Club World Cup had its roots back in 2000 before making a grand return in 2005 and going annual until 2023.
In a dramatic overhaul, the competition expanded to 32 teams for the first time this summer.
Before Chelsea's win on Sunday, four English clubs had lifted the trophy.
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Cole Palmer stole the show and even Donald Trump was impressed
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Sanchez and the US president went viral after the game
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Cole Palmer was the undisputed star of the show
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But now, their titles are nothing but a footnote, with Chelsea claiming the new era.
Fifa confirmed the shake-up with a proud social media post: "The first-ever FIFA CWC Champions."
Donald Trump reveals he's keeping Club World Cup trophy after gatecrashing Chelsea celebrations as Blues get replica
It wasn't just the game that turned heads,
Donald Trump
made an unexpected appearance, with his First Lady Melania and Fifa boss
Gianni Infantino
in tow.
The President, who was given the royal treatment took centre stage during the trophy presentation.
Trump, visibly out of his element, was booed by parts of the crowd. But he took it all in stride even handing Robert Sanchez the tournament's Golden Glove Award.
Then came an awkward moment between Trump and Chelsea's hero of the match,
Cole Palmer
.
Lip-read expert Jeremy Freeman claims Trump praised Palmer for his performance, saying: "Chelsea's biggest fan. I'm a big fan of you. So well done, you."
Palmer, known for being shy with the press, responded simply with a polite
'
Thank you' before heading back to his team.
The most bizarre moment came when Trump, not reading the room, refused to leave the stage after handing the trophy to Chelsea captain
Reece James
.
Fifa's Gianni Infantino could be seen frantically trying to
usher
Trump off, but the President wasn't budging, standing
next
to the players as they tried to celebrate.
James, in a moment of confusion, asked Trump for permission to lift the trophy.
Chelsea's victory marks the dawn of a new era and evidence that owners model of buying youngster can be beneficial financially as well as winning on the field.
They won the
Europa Conference League
and secured
Champions League
football
by finishing fourth in the league before their Club World Cup win.
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This Chelsea team ended the season strongly with a major win
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Chelsea have gone from a laughing stock to kings of the world in months
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