FIFA Club World Cup 2025: "The golden age of global club football has started" (Gianni Infantino)

"The golden era of global club football has started… We can say definitely that this FIFA Club World Cup has been a huge, huge, huge success from all different points of view," said Gianni Infantino (ITA/SUI) president of FIFA, in New York (USA) on 12/07/2025, the eve of the final of this competition (Chelsea FC - Paris Saint-Germain, 3-0, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, near New York, on 13/07/2025).

"Players from 72 countries have been in action at the tournament, with 39 nationalities among the goalscorers, while 16 countries will be represented among the two clubs in the final. These include Georgia, through Paris winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who have never played at a FIFA World Cup," said the International Federation.

"They're (FIFA) doing fantastically well. It's a growing sport. It's a great sport. I think the soccer is going to be very hot here, too. It already is. It's gotten a lot of play [exposure] and I think with the play come the great players. I think it will do very well," said Donald Trump, President of the United States, in an interview…