November 11 – FIFA has unveiled a new trophy for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which will debut its new format at next year’s tournament in the United States.
The controversial event will take place from 15 June to 13 July 2025, hosted across 12 venues in 11 cities, as the football calendar becomes even more crowded for top teams.
The newly designed trophy, created in collaboration with luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co., will be awarded for the first time at the MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “Innovative, inclusive, ground-breaking and truly global, the new 32-team FIFA Club World Cup deserves a trophy that represents all of this. It is both prestigious and timeless – a golden trophy that is a symbol of the future and inspired by the past.”
Infantino’s effusion didn’t stop there. “The team who lift this trophy will hold the world of club football in their hands. To the players who win it, history belongs to you! Let’s take it to the world and celebrate it as we look forward to the start of a new era for football when the one and only FIFA club world champions lift the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy in New York New Jersey on 13 July 2025,” he continued.
With a 24-carat gold-plated finish, the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy features laser-engraved inscriptions on both sides, showcasing text and imagery that ‘portray football’s rich history’.
The inscriptions include a world map and the names of all 211 FIFA Member Associations and the six confederations.
The president and chief executive officer of Tiffany & Co., Anthony Ledru, added: “With a legacy dating back 160 years, Tiffany & Co. has crafted some of the most iconic championship trophies in history, setting the standard for craft and design. The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy is the next chapter in our long history of creating the world’s most revered symbols of athletic achievement.”
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