3 h. ago How Chelsea justified the Club World Cup’s existence by sinking PSG in stunning final

Chelsea 3-0 PSG: Enzo Maresca’s side stunned the European champions to become the tournament’s first ever winners

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4 h. ago Confusion as Donald Trump joins Chelsea on stage after Club World Cup win

Trump remained on stage as Reece James lifted the trophy and the team began their celebrations amid fireworks and confetti.

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8 h. ago How Chelsea justified the Club World Cup’s existence through stunning final triumph

Chelsea 3-0 PSG: Enzo Maresca’s side stunned the European champions to become the tournament’s first ever winners

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8 h. ago Donald Trump defies FIFA by refusing to leave Chelsea Club World Cup trophy lift

US President Donald Trump found himself front and centre of Chelsea's Club World Cup trophy lift as Reece James was left baffled by him ignoring FIFA chief Gianni Infantino

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11 h. ago FifPro release scathing statement against Fifa president Gianni Infantino: ‘The man who thinks he’s god’

It comes after FifPro were snubbed from attending a meeting on player welfare staged by Infantino

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15 h. ago Fifa agrees to mandatory rest periods to help protect players from burnout

Players’ union demands 72-hour rest between gamesFifa maintains focus on creating more global eventsThe global players’ union, Fifpro, has secured a significant victory in its battle to protect top stars against injury and burnout, with Fifa agreeing to the principle of introducing mandatory rest periods.After talks in New York on Saturday, on the eve of the Club World Cup final, involving the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, and senior Fifpro officials, the world governing body released a statement saying both parties had reached a consensus on the need for a 72-hour gap between games during the season, as well as a three-week period of rest during the summer. Fifa’s launch of the expanded 32-team Club World Cup has led to fresh concerns being raised about player welfare, with Fifpro and the Professional Footballers’ Association filing a lawsuit with the EU last year accusing Fifa of abusing its dominant position by expanding the fixture calendar without consultation. Continue rea...

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15 h. ago Fifa dispute with global players’ union escalates over rest period decision

No one from Fifpro present at Fifa meeting in New YorkFifa says players should have 72 hours ‘at least’ between gamesFifa’s dispute with the global players’ union, Fifpro, appears to have escalated after the announcement from world football’s governing body that it supports the principle of mandatory rest periods for top stars. While Fifpro welcomed the commitment to a 72-hour gap between games during the season, as well as a three-week break during the summer, it is understood union executives have been left nonplussed by what has been described as a flawed process.The Guardian has learned that no one from Fifpro or the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) was present at the meeting with Fifa officials in New York on Saturday that led to what was an unexpected announcement. In a photograph that accompanied Fifa’s press release its president, Gianni Infantino, was pictured with union officials from all over the world, but many of them were from organisations expelled from Fif...

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21 h. ago Main players’ union not invited to ‘key’ Fifa meeting over footballer welfare

Fifa president Gianni Infantino staged a meeting on Saturday but FifPro were not invited

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2 d. ago What comes next? Inside Fifa’s grand plan after Club World Cup

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been delighted with how the revamped Club World Cup has gone, writes Miguel Delaney, but he has no intention of stopping there, with even bigger plans already afoot

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2 d. ago Is the Club World Cup a good addition to the football calendar?

Is the newly expanded tournament a waste of time or an interesting idea that brings the world together?There are plenty of reasons to be down on the Club World Cup. The players were already exhausted and overworked; its evolution into a 32-team tournament has been drive by a desire for profit; it has been played in temperatures that make football almost unbearable; the stadiums have often been half empty; and it has given Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino an opportunity to fluff their already inflated egos.But there is something to be said for a competition that brings together teams, and fans, from across the globe every four years. Supporters from around the world, especially Brazil, have lit up the show. And the underdogs have shown up. Flamengo stunned Chelsea; Botafogo shocked PSG; Al-Hilal sent Manchester City home. There have been great games, goals and performances, with PSG putting on a show for the ages in the semi-finals as they hammered Real Madrid. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Will Trump present Club World Cup trophy? President to attend final after giving FIFA tower office

Donald Trump has given FIFA an office in his infamous golden Trump Tower, and now in return the US President could be on the pitch at the final of the Club World Cup

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5 d. ago Gregg Wallace's scathing statement as BBC report into misconduct allegations on MasterChef due

Gregg Wallace has been sacked by the BBC after a 10-month investigation into claims the MasterChef star made inappropriate sexual comments and jokes over a 13-year period

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5 d. ago Fifa opens office in Trump Tower, deepening ties with US president

Announcement follows Infantino appearances with TrumpLocation will be Fifa’s second US officeFifa’s relationship with US president Donald Trump now has a physically tangible marker, with soccer’s world governing body announcing that it has opened an office at Trump Tower in New York City.The announcement of the new office opening came on Monday evening, after Fifa placed the Club World Cup trophy on display in the lobby of the skyscraper on the south-west corner of Central Park in an event attended by several Fifa dignitaries including its president Gianni Infantino, the Brazilian great Ronaldo and Eric Trump, the son of the US president and executive vice-president of the Trump Organization. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Football Daily | Infantino awaits his ‘big bang’ as Club World Cup refuses to slide away

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Like Dr John Hammond and his scientists in Jurassic Park, Gianni Infantino and his fawning Fifa lickspittles have spent recent years so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should. The upshot is that a preposterously lucrative tournament described by its creator as “a big bang” has been crowbarred into an already jam-packed calendar. And the largesse of its in-no-way unethically sourced prize-money for those participating now threatens to destroy several already under-threat footballing ecosystems around the world.I want to talk about my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and will miss like crazy. I could talk about him as a player for hours, but none of that feels like it matters right now. It’s the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So genuine. Just normal and real. Full of love for the people he cared about. Full of fun. He was the most British foreign player I’ve ever ...

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1 week ago Fifa urged to stand up against Donald Trump’s immigration policies ahead of 2026 World Cup

An open letter to Fifa president Gianni Infantino is begging for the governing body to protect fans

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1 week ago Mum who trashed Turkey hotel room is slammed in scathing statement by resort

Georgia Harrison was arrested with her partner on May 7 after allegedly trying to leave the Lexia Hotel in Antalya without declaring the damage.

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1 week ago Turkey hotel issues scathing statement as mum arrested for 'worst mistake of her life'

Georgia Harrison, 32, was celebrating her boyfriend's new teeth during a drunken hotel blunder in Turkey and allegedly left the room 'unusable', breaking the TV, window and mini bar

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2 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo 'to sign new contract' after awkward transfer tease falls flat

Cristiano Ronaldo is close to extending his contract with Al Nassr despite the forward claiming his "chapter is over" and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino hinting he could be on the move

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2 w. ago New Zealanders hail Auckland City as "heroic" and "remarkable" after famous draw with Boca Juniors

It might not have been the shot heard around the world but it was a goal that reverbrated 8,000 miles away when Auckland City FC held Boca Juniors to a 1-1 draw at the FIFA Club World Cup

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3 w. ago Chelsea star agrees with FIFA president Gianni Infantino over Club World Cup controversy

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has claimed that the players "love" the revamped Club World Cup and Chelsea star Pedro Neto seems to agree with that assessment

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