Us President Donald Trump has decided he’s bigly part of Chelsea FC now they’ve won the Club World Cup – and joined a proud tradition of shameless sporting bluffers
James Moore
16:31, 16 Jul 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 13: Reece James #24 of Chelsea FC holds the FIFA Club World Cup trophy after their team's victory as U.S. President Donald Trump interacts with Robert Sanchez #1 of Chelsea FC following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Trump is not the first person to crash a major sporting event(Image: Getty Images)
Here we ego! US President Donald Trump gatecrashed Chelsea’s Club World Cup celebrations, as we reported yesterday.
The Orange Manbaby refused to leave the stage as the Blues lifted the trophy, after beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in New Jersey in the US.
But he’s not the first shameless blagger to wangle their way into a top sporting moment, as JAMES MOORE reveals…
Boxing clever : Chancers Ifran Ahmed and Chris Stowe bagged themselves ringside seats by posing as members of Floyd Mayweather's entourage, for his bout with Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
The wily pair, from Essex, donned Mayweather tracksuits and baseball hats to simply sweep past security and enjoy seats worth up to £650,000 for the fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. They even got to schmooze with top celebs like Nicole Scherzinger and Justin Bieber.
Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis infamously hijacked a major diving competition
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Making a splash : Prankster Dan Jarvis made waves at a Diving World Series event, at the London Aquatics Centre, also in 2015. During the action, the 26-year-old, from Kent, dashed past a security guard and quickly stripped down to his speedos, before jumping off the 10metre diving board.
He said: “It was just a bit of fun.” His nose-holding effort was more in the style of ‘top bombing’ Peter Kay in the John Smiths advert, than Olympian Tom Daley who was competing there.
Serial schemer : Mancunian meddler Karl Power dressed up in full football kit to hustle his way into the Man Utd team photo as they took on Bayern Munich in a 2001 Champions League match. He’d pretended to be with a TV crew to access the pitch and stood next to striker Andy Cole as the snap was taken.
Karl Power
Karl Power (far left) might have a chance in the current Manchester United(Image: Daily Mirror)
Power’s other notorious stunts include walking on to the field as batsman at an England v Australia Ashes match at Headingley, posing on the podium at the Silverstone Grand Prix and playing tennis on court before a Tim Henman match at Wimbledon.
Balls-y hoaxer : Suited and booted, Tommy Dunn and his son (also called Tommy) managed to infiltrate the England football team’s hotel in Hertfordshire in 2010. They spent the whole day enjoying themselves in off-limits areas of the five-star venue.
Karl Power and Tommy Dunn
Karl Power and Tommy Dunn after they were ejected from Wimbledon for getting onto the centre court(Image: Daily Mirror)
In 2015, the intrepid interloper managed to wheedle his way on to the Barcelona team bus, with soccer star Lionel Messi, just by pretending to be the driver’s mate.
Dunn once hoodwinked his way into the Man Utd dressing room too, by carrying camera equipment and has even managed to hop into Alex Ferguson’s limo, putting it down to “having the front.”
Hole lot of nerve : Maurice Flitcroft could turn his hand to anything: crane driver, ice cream seller…top golfer!
Undated film still handout from The Phantom Of The Open. Pictured: Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft. PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Entertainment One/Nick Wall. All Rights Reserved. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews.
Maurice Flitcroft convinced authorities he was a professional player - his story was turned into a film starring Mark Rylance (pcitured)(Image: Press Association Images)
The brazen Brit, from Barrow, somehow convinced the authorities that he was a professional player to take part in The Open Championship of 1976, which featured Seve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus. With half a bag of clubs, he scored the worst round in the tournament’s history and was eventually rumbled, receiving a lifetime ban.
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Played by Mark Rylance in the movie The Phantom of The Open, he said: “I was looking to find fame and fortune but only achieved one of the two.”