Chelsea and PSG receive FIFA bans ahead of 2025 Club World Cup final

(NLDO) – Both Chelsea and PSG will have to comply with a FIFA ban on shirt advertising ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup final.

Chelsea booked their place in the 2025 Club World Cup final after Joao Pedro scored twice to help them overcome Brazilian side Fluminense in a predictable match. PSG then beat Real Madrid 4-0 thanks to goals from Fabian Ruiz, Ousmane Dembélé and Gonçalo Ramos in the second semi-final of the tournament.

Joao Pedro scored 2 goals in the semi-finals

Both teams were delighted with the result, but their sponsors were left disappointed to learn that neither Chelsea nor PSG were allowed to wear their sponsor logos on their shirts sleeves. This is not the first time FIFA has imposed such a ban – there have been a number of shirts that have been completely removed from professional football.

Fabian Ruiz also scored a double against Real Madrid

Since early 2025, FIFA has announced that teams will not be allowed to print sponsor logos on both sleeves, which are reserved only for the logo of the football organization that manages the tournament.

Article 30.1 of the tournament's regulations states: "FIFA will provide a sleeve badge bearing the official logo of the tournament, which will be attached to the right sleeve of the shirt. The left sleeve will be used to attach another logo as determined by FIFA and notified to the clubs and applied."

PSG wears Visit Rwanda logo on left sleeve

Fans can now easily notice that Chelsea printed the Live Nation sponsor logo on the left sleeve while PSG wore the Visit Rwanda logo in previous matches.

These logos are not allowed to appear on the shirts of the two teams in the final match, instead the logo prescribed by FIFA must appear.

'Live Nation' appears on the sleeves of Joao Pedro and teammates

This is not the first time FIFA has banned jerseys for not complying with regulations. Some kits have been banned before they even started production. For example, Cameroon's team at the 2002 World Cup used a sleeveless shirt, similar to that of volleyball teams. FIFA said that "it was not a shirt, it was an undershirt".

Fiorentina FC launched an away kit in the 1992-1993 season with a confusing pattern that, at a closer look, resembled a swastika, causing great controversy. The club claimed it was just a "coincidental visual effect" but still recalled it and did not use it.

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