Germain, they were celebrating their first-ever Champions League title after drubbing Inter Milan, 5-0, in the Final in Munich. It was a win decades in the making, and that day will go down as the most important in the history of France’s most famous club.

In the lead up to the World Cup in 2026, the United States is hosting an expanded tournament called the FIFA Club World Cup with 32 clubs competition for prize money and to hoist the FIFA World of Club Football Trophy on the pitch.