13 h. ago Fifa launches new Women’s Champions Cup but delays Women’s Club World Cup

Champions Cup to involve six clubs from across the worldClub World Cup was due in 2026 but will start in 2028A new six-team Women’s Champions Cup is to be established next year, featuring clubs from across the world. The competition was approved at a Fifa Council meeting on Wednesday that also confirmed a two-year delay to the first Women’s Club World Cup.The 16-team Women’s Club World Cup was due to launch in 2026 but, as first reported by the Guardian, has been put on hold. It is understood Fifa believes the delay will ensure it has time to create space in the calendar for the additional fixtures. The competition will be played every four years from 2028. In the meantime the Women’s Champions Cup will get under way, to be played annually other than in Women’s Club World Cup years. The champions of each confederation’s club tournament will take part. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago TNT Sports will televise 24 of 63 Club World Cup matches on TNT, TBS and truTV

TNT Sports will televise 24 of 63 Club World Cup matches on TNT, TBS and truTV under an agreement with DAZN

Politics

14 h. ago Fifa set to dish out $1bn to Club World Cup teams in inaugural tournament

The first edition of the new Club World Cup will take place this summer in the USA

Society

14 h. ago Chelsea and Man City could land £70m jackpot as part of huge Club World Cup prize money

FIFA's Club World Cup has expanded to 32 clubs for the 2025 edition and discussions have taken place regarding payouts for the two English representatives and their 30 rivals

Economics

15 h. ago FIFA to announce $1BILLION Club World Cup prize money as Chelsea, Man City and Real Madrid swirl

The massive pot was boosted by a TV deal agreed with DAZN in December

Economics

15 h. ago Fifa Club World Cup ‘solidarity money’ figure revealed in bid to appease Chelsea and Man City rivals

$150m out of total $2bn prize pot earmarked for clubs not taking part, with concerns raised over the money’s potential to worsen inequality in the sport

Politics

27 h. ago Welsh rugby club turn disaster into triumph under former Wales international

The club are one step away from a 'fairytale' cup win after bouncing back from a devastating setback

Society

42 h. ago Nathan Ake undergoes surgery as Man City turn to ‘miracle’ replacements

The Dutch defender hopes to return in time for City’s Club World Cup campaign this summer

Politics

49 h. ago Man City fans call for Micah Richards to be sacked after 'big club' FA Cup fury

Micah Richards left Manchester City fan furious after claiming there are 'no more big teams' left in the FA Cup quarter-final following Manchester United's exit

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67 h. ago Fulham condemn racist and homophobic abuse aimed at Calvin Bassey after Man Utd clash

Fulham beat Manchester United on penalties on Sunday to progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup but the club have now shared reports of racist and homophobic abuse

Events

69 h. ago Fifa’s new Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond 2026

Tournament has backing but more preparation neededFour-team mini-tournament could take place in 2026Fifa’s new 16-team Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond its previously-proposed 2026 launch, the Guardian has learned.The tournament is understood to maintain widespread backing within the governing body, as well as across the confederations, but discussions are ongoing regarding the possibility of the inaugural staging of the event being pushed back by a couple of years to allow more time for all concerned to properly prepare for it, according to sources. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Amorim hits back at Rooney after Manchester United cup exit to Fulham

Manager restates ambition to win Premier League‘I’m not naive, that’s why I’m here’Ruben Amorim hit back at Wayne Rooney after Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup, by ­claiming that being the club’s head coach aged 40 showed he was not naive.Rooney, who is United’s record goalscorer, called Amorim naive for saying after the holders’ elimination from the Cup on penalties by Fulham that the club’s long-term goal is to win the Premier League. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago ITV risk angering FIFA with cheeky bid to broadcast £800m tournament without paying

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has staked his reputation on the revamped Club World Cup, but it has been met with a lukewarm reaction from fans, players, managers, sponsors and broadcasters

Economics

4 d. ago Will Liverpool really give women’s team serious chance to win trophies?

FSG needs to come up with an answer after sacking Matt Beard despite giving him one of the smallest WSL budgetsThe imposing image of Liverpool sitting 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League and powering towards a record-equalling 20th top-flight title brings into sharp focus the comparatively dishevelled sight of the club’s women’s team.Sitting 25 points off the pace in the league, having waited more than a decade to lift a major trophy and almost 30 years without reaching a Women’s FA Cup final, a club that once took a proud role in the women’s game remain light years away from emulating their men’s counterparts, and are now entering a critical phase as they search for a new manager for the first time in four years. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago A rare slip by genius Guardiola is the cause of Manchester City’s slump

After head coach’s failure to recognise the need to upgrade an ageing squad last summer, the FA Cup is their last hopeIn Manchester City having only the FA Cup to chase we see the product of the club’s failed summer recruitment, ill fortune with injury and the ravage of time to a core of Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering squad.While Julián Álvarez’s club-record £81.5m sale to Atlético Madrid in the close season bulged transfer coffers, only Savinho was recruited for £30m, alongside the return of the now 34-year-old Ilkay Gündogan for free, as Guardiola decided no major replenishment was needed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Man City star Rodri returns to individual training after serious knee injury

It was expected Rodri would miss the rest of the season, but the Spain international has set his sights on returning in time for the Club World Cup.

Events

5 d. ago Liverpool star advised to quit after 'angry' reaction and being left 'visibly upset'

Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has made just one brief substitute appearance in the Premier League since his last start for the club, in the FA Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle

Politics

5 d. ago Manchester United drop clear Chido Obi selection hint with Arsenal decision

Prolific teenage striker misses out on a reunion with his former club in the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals

Politics

5 d. ago Manchester United drop clear Chido Obi hint with Arsenal decision

Prolific teenage striker misses out on a reunion with his former club in the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals

Sport

5 d. ago Premier League split as two summer transfer windows considered amid Club World Cup disruption

FIFA has plans to open an interim transfer window ahead of Club World Cup

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