Club World Cup revamp

[Brogue]

didn't know this revamp was happening but you can see the details on this bbc article. it will be hosted in the US in 2025 in june and july and there will be 32 teams in it.going forward it will be played every 4 years. chelsea and man city have qualified

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 835np3205o

[Sutekh]

Load of ludicrous rubbish that FIFA are implementing in a desperate attempt to try and get lots of ££££ in the same way UEFA do from their overbloated competitions. Stupidest thing about it is that it's only every 4 years and the qualifying, I think, is settled a couple of years before it so it wouldn't necessarily even have the best teams competing. e.g. at the moment Chelsea over Liverpool

[Pepe the Horseman]

'pologies Brogue, didn't see this thread. I've sold out and am going to City v Juve, which is probably the best fixture on paper.

[Brogue]

The Premier League has announced it will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to sign players before the Club World Cup.

The window will open between Sunday, 1 June and Tuesday, 10 June, then close for five days before running again from Monday, 16 June until Monday, 1 September.

This summer features the first expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which involves 32 teams and adopts the format of the regular World Cup of the past few years.

Chelsea and Manchester City are the Premier League teams in the tournament which takes place in the United States from Sunday, 15 June.

But the Premier League can only have 12 weeks of a summer window - hence the five-day break in order to run it until 1 September.

Fifa has allowed new players to be registered for the Club World Cup from 1-10 June, and again from 27 June-3 July for the knockout stage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... egvyg7wllo

[Sutekh]

The Premier League has announced it will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to sign players before the Club World Cup.

The window will open between Sunday, 1 June and Tuesday, 10 June, then close for five days before running again from Monday, 16 June until Monday, 1 September.

This summer features the first expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which involves 32 teams and adopts the format of the regular World Cup of the past few years.

Chelsea and Manchester City are the Premier League teams in the tournament which takes place in the United States from Sunday, 15 June.

But the Premier League can only have 12 weeks of a summer window - hence the five-day break in order to run it until 1 September.

Fifa has allowed new players to be registered for the Club World Cup from 1-10 June, and again from 27 June-3 July for the knockout stage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... egvyg7wllo

FIFA desperate to try and promote interest in their stupid money grab idea. Clubs obviously just in it for the money, tournament quite possibly of naff all interest outside of South America and Asia. Given there’s going to be no PSG, no Liverpool or Arsenal it arguably doesn’t even have the best teams in the world there! Be interesting to see if there is any interest from the neutral supporters in Europe, really can’t see those fans taking up subscriptions to watch a load of over hyped friendlies.

[Snowflake Royal]

The Premier League has announced it will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to sign players before the Club World Cup.

The window will open between Sunday, 1 June and Tuesday, 10 June, then close for five days before running again from Monday, 16 June until Monday, 1 September.

This summer features the first expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which involves 32 teams and adopts the format of the regular World Cup of the past few years.

Chelsea and Manchester City are the Premier League teams in the tournament which takes place in the United States from Sunday, 15 June.

But the Premier League can only have 12 weeks of a summer window - hence the five-day break in order to run it until 1 September.

Fifa has allowed new players to be registered for the Club World Cup from 1-10 June, and again from 27 June-3 July for the knockout stage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... egvyg7wllo

FIFA desperate to try and promote interest in their stupid money grab idea. Clubs obviously just in it for the money, tournament quite possibly of naff all interest outside of South America and Asia. Given there’s going to be no PSG, no Liverpool or Arsenal it arguably doesn’t even have the best teams in the world there! Be interesting to see if there is any interest from the neutral supporters in Europe, really can’t see those fans taking up subscriptions to watch a load of over hyped friendlies.

How have Chelsea and City qualified?

[Sutekh]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... egvyg7wllo

FIFA desperate to try and promote interest in their stupid money grab idea. Clubs obviously just in it for the money, tournament quite possibly of naff all interest outside of South America and Asia. Given there’s going to be no PSG, no Liverpool or Arsenal it arguably doesn’t even have the best teams in the world there! Be interesting to see if there is any interest from the neutral supporters in Europe, really can’t see those fans taking up subscriptions to watch a load of over hyped friendlies.

How have Chelsea and City qualified?

No idea, some ranking coefficient from a few years ago probably. Point is they are not the best teams in the world on current form so any winner of the tournament should be taken with a pinch of salt by those who give a toss.

A tournament between the best in Europe, Asia, Africa, N & S America is worthwhile but it should be an annual thing not a flashback to 2/3/4 years ago. Unfortunately everyone’s domestic calendar won’t let it happen.

[Brogue]

Details about of how they qualified are in link on my op at the TOTP