If you googled “Tottenham Hotspur” today, you were in for a fun surprise. Spurs have earned a new trophy, and it totally counts!

For those dedicated fans in the USA who woke up at 6 a.m. ET or earlier to watch Tottenham Hotspur play an international friendly match in Japan, you were treated to an exciting game! Spurs defeated defending J-League champions Vissel Kobe 3-2 in sweltering Tokyo heat, with goals from Pedro Porro, Son Heung-Min, and Mikey Moore.

We’ve already discussed the match — it was a blast! The starting players got extended playtime against a team in mid-season form, the younger players had a good run, and best of all, Tottenham Hotspur won their first totally-real-and-not-at-all-made-up trophy since the 2019 Audi Cup: the J-League World Challenge Cup winners plaque!

It totally counts, shut up. Want proof? If you’re reading this on Saturday, July 27, type “Tottenham Hotspur” into Google, and you’ll find a neat surprise waiting for you.

Actually, if you missed it, never mind — I did it for you. Check it out.

See that? Those are REAL GOOGLE FIREWORKS and a rising banner announcing Spurs as J-League World Challenge Cup Champions. That doesn’t just happen; it’s the same graphic Real Madrid got for winning the Champions League, making the J-League World Challenge Cup on par with the best competitions club football has to offer.

That’s also officially one more trophy than Harry Kane has won at Bayern Munich, and I will not have it slandered. Think it doesn’t mean anything? Try telling that to J-League World Challenge Cup match-winner (and forthcoming Premier League golden boot winner) Mikey Moore and Best J-League Manager of All Time Ange Postecoglou.

“It has always been my life’s ambition to return to Japan to win the prestigious J-League World Challenge Cup with Tottenham Hotspur, and I’m so thrilled to succeed today,”

Postecoglou said in post-match comments, probably.

Spurs will now attempt to do the preseason double when they host Bayern Munich in the VisitMalta Cup on August 10, a win that will undoubtedly set the stage for their Premier League and Europa League winning campaigns this upcoming season. J-League World Challenge Cup Champions, you’ll never sing that.