Chelsea lifted an imitation of the Club World Cup trophy — because the original is permanently housed in the Oval Office after being gifted to Donald Trump. The US president has revealed that he was given the trophy by FIFA president Gianni Infantino during a visit to the White House in March.

Much to the bemusement of Chelsea’s celebratory players, Trump planted himself in the heart of the blue scrum as Reece James eventually hoisted the Club World Cup trophy aloft. However, according to Trump himself, James and his teammates were celebrating with a replica, rather than the real thing.

Donald Trump left soccer stars stunned as he remained on stage for Chelsea's trophy lift at the Club World Cup on Sunday afternoon

There seemed to be confusion over Trump's presence on the stage during the trophy presentation. Brady was also spotted at MetLife Stadium with Robert Kraft.

They call it football, but I guess we call it soccer,’ Trump said in an interview with a sports streaming channel. 'But that change could be made very easily.'