The president lit up when a reporter suggested penning a new executive order officially renaming soccer “football” in the United States.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique tried to play down shoving Chelsea forward Joao Pedro in a near brawl between players and coaching staff following Chelsea's dominating 3-0 win in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.

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 curtain is set to close on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea taking on Paris Saint-Germain in a mouthwatering final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, but even before the tournament ends Gianni Infantino has already hailed the month-long football celebration as "an incredible adventure."

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says the Club World Cup is "already the most successful club competition in the world", despite widespread criticism of the tournament.

Just how good is the Brazilian top flight? Is the Saudi domestic game improving or is there still a huge gulf in quality between its clubs?

The speed of the game is not the same,” Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández said. “Everything becomes very slow.”