"The golden era of global club football has started," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino at Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. "We can say definitely this FIFA Club World Cup has been a huge, huge, huge success."

It's the kind of hyperbole favored by the owner of Trump Tower, where FIFA have recently rented an office. Donald Trump and Infantino have grown ever closer this year, ostensibly because of this revamped and expanded tournament and next year's World Cup, to be hosted in the USA, Canada and Mexico — an event many feel will be used by Trump to further push his message.

"He loves the game," Infantino said of the man who sat next to him at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday. "You cannot organize a competition like this without the full support of the government. Great thanks to President Trump – he has been fantastic."

So too was Chelsea's Cole Palmer. The English attacking midfielder scored twice and made a third goal for Brazilian striker Joao Pedro to put European champions Paris Saint-Germain to the sword before halftime. PSG had no answer in the second half, as Chelsea cruised to victory.

Infantino's main measure of success for the Club World Cup, though, appears to be financial. He reported........

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