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Jeremy Clarkson's 18-word post seconds after the Club World Cup final's half-time show ended has instantly gone viral

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Updated 21:51 13 Jul 2025 GMT+1Published 21:30 13 Jul 2025 GMT+1

Jeremy Clarkson's 18-word post seconds after the Club World Cup final's half-time show ended has instantly gone viral

The former Top Gear presenter was not impressed with the half-time show in New York.

Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins

Jeremy Clarkson was far from impressed with the halftime show during the FIFA Club World Cup final between PSG and Chelsea.

Chelsea stunned the Champions League winners by sailing into a 3-0 lead before the break in New York.

It was Cole Palmer who stole the show with two fantastically taken goals and an assist for new signing Joao Pedro leaving the Parisians shaken.

Due to the tournament taking place in the US, fans were treated to a Super Bowl style halftime show with performances from J Balvin, Doja Cat, Tems, and Emmanuel Kelly.

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The show ran over the usual 15 minute break, and fans online were left unimpressed with the duration of the entertainment, none more so than avid Chelsea fan Jeremy Clarkson.

Jeremy Clarkson at Stamford Bridge in 2015. (credit: getty)
Jeremy Clarkson at Stamford Bridge in 2015. (credit: getty)

During the show, the TV legend took to X to make his feelings clear, posting: "People of America. So you know. Half time at a football match is for a pie. Not singing."

It's not entirely surprising FIFA's plans didn't win over Clarkson who has often taken digs at the US during his career, labelling American's 'stupid' on an episode of Top Gear.

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The 65-year-old's post didn't go down too well with his US audience with one account replying: "It's not football, it's soccer... our military budget is 1 trillion a year, your military budget is beans on toast, we do what we want..."

Clarkson swiftly responded: "And you are doing. And the whole world is laughing it’s arse off at you."

Australian singer Kelly, who is one of the performers, became the world’s first differently abled pop artist to perform in a halftime show.

Speaking before the show via FIFA, he said: “I think the message that’s really important for me to drive across is just loving yourself, loving who you are, embracing the person that you are.

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Emmanuel Kelly at the Club World Cup final (credit: getty)
Emmanuel Kelly at the Club World Cup final (credit: getty)

“Music, film, television, and sport are universal languages. And out of those sports, FIFA – football, soccer, whatever you want to call it — is probably the one that speaks every single language in the world. And it brings people together.”

Featured Image Credit: Getty/DAZN

Topics: Football, Chelsea, FIFA Club World Cup

Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible. Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA, Boxing and Cricket. Suffers weekly as an Evertonian.

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