FIFA Club World Cup Archives

Pep Guardiola frustrated as City’s request for postponement rejected

Frank Appiah
October 4, 2024
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has expressed his frustration over the Premier League’s refusal to postpone the club’s opening matches of the 2025-26 season to help ease the burden on his players. City will be competing in the expanded 32-team Club World Cup next summer, with the final set to take place on 13 July […]

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Ancelotti clarifies stance on Club World Cup participation for Real Madrid

Charles Commodore
June 11, 2024
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Real Madrid and manager Carlo Ancelotti have clarified that the Champions League winners will indeed compete in next year’s expanded FIFA Club World Cup, despite the Italian’s earlier comments suggesting otherwise. The confusion arose when Ancelotti was quoted in an interview with Italian newspaper Il Giornale, stating, “FIFA can forget it, footballers and clubs will […]