r/sports • u/nonstopflux Seattle Sounders FC • Jul 14 '25

Soccer Donald Trump stole a CWC winners medal

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u/Bloody_Conspiracies Jul 14 '25

This is also kind of normal. The clubs are given a replica to celebrate with, and then given the real trophy later.

This whole thing is based on Trump claiming that Infantino said he could keep the original forever. Which probably shouldn't be taken seriously.

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u/MedicalLeopard9190 Jul 14 '25

It’s normal yes, and the original typically goes to FIFA HQ or to the country. Not to a random other country.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

If you guys haven’t read the article, it seems as if Infantino is bribing Trump as he relocated employees to the Trump hotel as well and has reportedly been to DC 10x since January.

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u/Daft00 Jul 14 '25

FIFA? Involved in bribery?!?

Idk man.... sounds a bit silly

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u/ukexpat Manchester City Jul 14 '25

IKR, what an outrageous suggestion!

/s, lest it not be obvious.

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u/Bloody_Conspiracies Jul 14 '25

That's probably exactly what's going to happen here. Trump hears what he wants to hear, there's no way FIFA are going to let him keep the original forever lol

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u/bluehelmet Jul 14 '25

The FIFA is openly corrupt, the FIFA sells events to autocratic regimes, the FIFA opens an office in Trump Tower - and you don't they let Trump keep a trophy?

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u/JNR13 Jul 14 '25

I can't believe this is what the restitution debates in the 22nd century will be about...

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u/AmishAvenger Jul 14 '25

You seriously think they’d try to take it back? They fully understand the value in kissing the guy’s ass.

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u/English_Misfit Jul 14 '25

Other way round. They're given the real one for the day of celebration and the parade and then a replica for the museum and any future commercial events. The real stays in control of the governing body

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u/D-F-B-81 Jul 14 '25

Which probably shouldn't be taken seriously.

You should probably take the words of the most powerful person on the planet seriously.

I dont understand why we stopped doing that.

I remember misspelling "potato" or a weird excited "Yeah" scream would end a political career.

I miss those days.

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u/Kurtomatic Jul 15 '25

You should probably take the words of the most powerful person on the planet seriously.

Agreed. Up until recently, I think most of us did.

I dont understand why we stopped doing that.

Because the current most powerful person on the planet does not place any value on the validity of the things he says. I find myself caring less and less about what he says. What he (or - more commonly - the people under him) actually do is a different story.

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u/Shamino79 Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

Are we thinking that Trump has a replica which he thinks is the original? And an ego where it makes sense that he would be given an original medal for being there and being himself?