In theory, the new-look competition ought to be an enticing prospect that sells itself: a month-long soccer festival.
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Draw: FIFA Club World Cup pots
The two U.S. entrants, the 2022 Concacaf Champions League winner Seattle Sounders and 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield champion Inter Miami, are in Pot 4.
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Messi’s Inter Miami to play in FIFA’s Club World Cup in 2025
Messi and his teammates will kick off the tournament in the opening game at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, on June 15.
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FIFA under attack for changes to men’s international match calendar and tournament expansions
Major bodies representing players and clubs in Europe on Monday filed a complaint to the European Commission accusing FIFA of abusing its position.
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New Jersey gets Club World Cup final
The first edition of the expanded 32-club tournament will kick-off on June 15 and conclude at MetLife on July 13.
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Uncovering FIFA's all very well, but what about the future?
REVIEW: FIFA Uncovered (Netflix documentary, 4 episodes) If you want to remind yourself just how insanely corrupt world soccer’s governing body FIFA has been since the mid 1970s, then the new four-part Netflix documentary, “FIFA Uncovered,” is a very well re-constructed history from the time that Joao Havelange took over the FIFA presidency in 1974, […]
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Watch (game highlights): Bayern Munich and Tigres reach the Club World Cup final
Thursday’s FIFA Club World Cup final will pit Germany’s Bayern Munich, a 2-0 winner over Egypt’s Al Ahly, against Mexico’s Tigres, a 1-0 winner of Brazil’s Palmeiras in their semifinal. Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half for Bayern Munich. André-Pierre Gignac scored Tigres’ gamewinner from the penalty spot.
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Watch: Highlights of Monterrey's Club World Cup win over Al Sadd SC
The 20-year-old Californian Jonathan Gonzalez started and played 90 minutes for Monterrey in its 3-2 win FIFA Club World Cup win over Qatar’s Al Sadd SC to earn a semifinal datewith Liverpool. Argentine Rogelio Funes, who spent much of his childhood in Texas, scored Los Rayados’ second goal.
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Watch: Gareth Bale's hat trick in Club World Cup semifinal
Real Madrid beat Asian champ Kashima Antlers, 3-1, top earn a final date with UAE’s Al Ain at the Club World Cup on Saturday.
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Watch: Trevor Noah celebrate France's World Cup win
South Africa-born Daily Show host Trevor Noah punctuates his “Africa won the World Cup” chant with a Wakanda salute.