Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the Club World Cup is “the worst idea ever implemented in football” because of “serious fears” over player welfare. The German is now Red Bull’s head of global soccer and one of their teams, Red Bull Salzburg, qualified for this summer’s tournament in the United States. Klopp has often...
If Manchester City win the tournament they would land about £92m in total – but Chelsea would earn slightly less. The potential prize money was initially reported as £97m but the exchange rate between US dollars and British pounds has changed since then. Teams get a participation fee for playing, which for European teams varies...
Speaking after Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Pachuca at the Club World Cup, Jude Bellingham criticised the tournament’s pitches and asked organisers to do better for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. READ MORE: ‘Everyone’s been caning me – it’s 1-1 now’ – Bellingham rivalry is on Read full article at source...
Fossil Free Football say: “Particular concern is for the fixtures in the no-shade stadium in Charlotte where a heat index of 38C (Real Madrid v Pachuca) and 41C (Benfica v Bayern) is forecast for the next two matches. “This underlines the dangers facing players and fans at this tournament and in 2026. Fifa have done...
Back in December, just a few days after Fifa announced its “landmark agreement” with DAZN, the governing body confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. But it is not just the timeline that has inevitably led to speculation over a possible connection between Saudi’s investment in the expanded Club World Cup...
It has been reported Russia could withdraw from Uefa in favour of joining the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). In 2023, Russian Football Union (RFU) president Alexander Dyukov attended the AFC congress in Bahrain, in order to discuss the possibility of Russia switching from European to Asian football. But later that year the RFU voted not...
Spanish newspaper Marca, external reported last weekend that an unnamed Brazilian club had made an offer to Ronaldo. Botafogo are one of four Brazilian teams to have qualified and their coach Renato Paiva was asked about Ronaldo, external last Sunday. He laughed before saying: “Christmas is only in December. But if he came, you can’t...
Although Modric has been playing less than he has done for most of his Real Madrid career, he is the kind of player that can affect things because he becomes a magnet for the team. He may have felt he was being useful at some points, but football is heading in a different direction now...
Uefa accused Gianni Infantino of prioritising “private political interests” after Fifa’s president turned up late for the world governing body’s own congress in Paraguay. Infantino has been on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East alongside United States President Donald Trump and arrived two hours and 17 minutes past the scheduled 10:30 start time (14:30...
Club Leon have failed with an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against FIFA’s decision to remove them from the Club World Cup. Fifa determined in March that Club Leon and fellow Mexican team Pachuca did not meet tournament regulations on multi-club ownership. Because both clubs are owned by Grupo Pachuca, Fifa...
In his first meeting with his players since being appointed Gareth Southgate’s successor, Tuchel told his players they only have a minimal period working together before next summer’s World Cup. Tuchel and the FA’s decision over releasing players could impact as many as 12 players. Chelsea contingent Cole Palmer, Reece James, Levi Colwill and Noni...
Morton are “working with” Fifa “to resolve an administration error leading to a temporary registration ban placed on the club”, the club said in a statement. “Following the club’s requests earlier in the year to obtain the access required from Fifa to submit information as part of our compliance, the club did not receive the...
“We want to examine whether athletes may be more predisposed to injuries because of the functional changes in terms of their anatomy and physiology during the menstrual cycle,” said Simon Augustus, senior lecturer in sport biomechanics at the university. “We know hormones fluctuate during different phases of the cycle but we don’t yet know how...
Channel 5 will show 23 Fifa Club World Cup matches this summer after agreeing a UK sublicensing deal with global rights holder DAZN. The free-to-air broadcaster will show 15 group games, four last-16 ties, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final. The remaining 40 matches at the expanded 32-team tournament, which takes place in the...
Club Leon have filed an additional appeal against the decision by the Fifa secretary general to be reinstated in the competition. Cas said the appeals will be expedited and heard during the week beginning Monday, 5 May. On Monday, Fifa said it was considering a one-off play-off match between LAFC and Mexican side Club America...