SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Tomas Palacios of FC Internazionale in action during the FC Internazionale training session at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)

Diary from the States, Day 13 | A Black and Blue map of the World



FIFA Club World Cup

Jun 23rd 2025
3 MIN READING

Seattle is many cities in one. It’s surrounded by majestic nature on all sides, yet its skyline cuts sharp into the sky. It has neighborhoods where street art rules the walls, and a waterfront that quietly marks the passing of each day.

Within this setting, the team works. Runs, sweats, prepares. The sky finally opens, the sun shines strong and clear. The pitch is the center of everything: focus is high, with all eyes on the next match.

The city is full of different jerseys, of voices from far away. Because this World Cup belongs to everyone. It’s a mix of stories and flags, of passions crossing paths. And at the heart of it all, Inter is there — and visible.

Outside the team hotel, fans gather every day. Black and blue never goes unnoticed: photos, autographs, smiles, messages. Inter Clubs, as always, are the engine of Interismo around the world — a starting point and a meeting ground, a home far from home.

The stories we hear trace out a black and blue map: from Ohio, from Canada, from Houston. From Italy, from Venezuela, from China. Interismo touches every corner of the world.

Among the crowd, vintage jerseys emerge, faded photos, carefully kept memorabilia. Fragments of memory — symbols of a passion that crosses continents and generations.

This too is Inter: a bond that knows no distance.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Head Coach Cristian Chivu of FC Internazionale looks on during the FC Internazionale training session at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Tomas Palacios of FC Internazionale in action during the FC Internazionale training session at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Nicola Zalewski of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring during the FC Internazionale training session at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Meet e greet with Yann Sommer of FC Internazionale on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: FC Internazionale Truck on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: FC Internazionale Truck on June 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 21: Inter Academy New England with Legend Maicon Douglas on June 21, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 22: FC Internazionale Truck on June 22, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: General view of the city on June 20, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: General view of the city on June 20, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mattia Pistoia - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)