2 h. ago Club World Cup is designed to deliver stardust as Man City and Chelsea chase £97m jackpot

The revamped Club World Cup kicks off in the US this weekend and promises to be a spectacular event, despite the controversy surrounding FIFA's new-look tournament

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3 h. ago Inter Miami's Club World Cup controversy as David Beckham and Lionel Messi prepare for bow

David Beckham's Inter Miami are set to star at the FIFA Club World Cup with Lionel Messi in tow, but their qualification for the revamped tournament was somewhat controversial

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5 h. ago FIFA Club World Cup: 5 youngsters you've never heard of set to become future stars

A host of football's biggest stars are involved in the Club World Cup but it could also be a stage for a host of youngsters from smaller clubs to audition for moves to European giants

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6 h. ago Chelsea's Club World Cup group: Olivier Giroud, Jorginho and flop defender await

Liam Delap is set for debut in Club World Cup as Enzo Maresca looks to finish promising first season on a high at Chelsea after already landing UEFA Conference League

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6 h. ago Man City have extra advantage on rivals in transfer market as Club World Cup prize money awaits

Manchester City will look to win the Club World Cup this June and July in an effort to raise major money for transfers as they eye further additions, following the arrival of five new players

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7 h. ago Why aren't Liverpool playing in the Club World Cup? How all 32 teams qualified for competition

They may be Premier League kings and six-time champions of Europe, but Liverpool won't be at the FIFA Club World Cup, with Manchester City and Chelsea taking UEFA's two places

Society

7 h. ago Man City's Club World Cup group: Sheikh Mansour's brother, Juventus and African surprise

Pep Guardiola's big names may not be overly enthused about FIFA's new tournament but they are among the favourites to go all the way with final group game a tasty one

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8 h. ago Chelsea and Man City set for significant transfer boost as Club World Cup prize money awaits

Chelsea's Enzo Maresca and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola will hope to win the Club World Cup this June and July in an effort to raise up to £97million for transfers

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8 h. ago FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Full list of dates, fixtures, kick

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami get the Club World Cup underway with teams from six major confederations, including 12 European sides, set to battle it out in new big money tournament

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9 h. ago FIFA Club World Cup prize money: How much all 32 clubs will earn from new competition

Chelsea, Manchester City and a number of other European big guns are ready for the controversial Club World Cup and despite criticism huge sums of money are on offer

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21 h. ago Florian Wirtz transfer: When £116m star should make Liverpool debut after agreeing deal

Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz when the transfer window reopens on Monday, with the Reds set to pay a total of £116million for the Germany star

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24 h. ago Club World Cup 2025 prize money as Man City given £100million incentive

Manchester City begin their defence of the Club World Cup next week.

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25 h. ago Liverpool agree £116m Wirtz deal, Spurs sue Ineos and Club World Cup news – football live

Football news and analysis from the around the worldThe Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email WillThomas Frank and Spurs are a good fit on paper but the north London job will be a tough one for the Dane. Frank is tactically flexible but can be a slow starter and has limited experience in managing sides competing in Europe. Plus he arrives as the love still lingers for Ange Postecoglou after the Australian delivered Tottenham’s first trophy since 2008 and the club’s first European trophy since 1984.Frank has limited experience of balancing the domestic league and Europe, the furthest he ever took Brøndby being the fourth qualifying round of the Europa League. His European record is notably poor: played 10, won three, and two of those were against Juvenes/Dogana of San Marino. His record in domestic cups, similarly, is dismal; his past history makes it unlikely a poor league season could be redeemed by other silverware – although the depth of the Spurs squad perhaps means t...

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28 h. ago Liverpool agree £116m Wirtz deal, Club World Cup, Frank’s emotional farewell – football live

Football news and analysis from the around the worldThe Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email YaraThomas Frank and Spurs are a good fit on paper but the north London job will be a tough one for the Dane. Frank is tactically flexible but can be a slow starter and has limited experience in managing sides competing in Europe. Plus he arrives as the love still lingers for Ange Postecoglou after the Australian delivered Tottenham’s first trophy since 2008 and the club’s first European trophy since 1984.Frank has limited experience of balancing the domestic league and Europe, the furthest he ever took Brøndby being the fourth qualifying round of the Europa League. His European record is notably poor: played 10, won three, and two of those were against Juvenes/Dogana of San Marino. His record in domestic cups, similarly, is dismal; his past history makes it unlikely a poor league season could be redeemed by other silverware – although the depth of the Spurs squad perhaps means t...

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28 h. ago Liverpool agree record £116m fee for Leverkusen and Germany star Florian Wirtz

Wirtz, 22, is currently on holiday and will complete his transfer to Liverpool next week after a medical

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28 h. ago Liverpool agree £116m deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz

Fee of £100m plus £16m add-ons is possible British recordCoveted playmaker will seal move when window reopensLiverpool have agreed a club-record deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The Premier League champions will pay a guaranteed £100m for the coveted Germany international, plus potential add-ons of £16m that would make Wirtz the most expensive British transfer of all time.Richard Hughes, Liverpool’s sporting director, has been engaged in negotiations for the attacking midfielder for several weeks and a deal was finally struck on Friday morning. Leverkusen had wanted €150m (£127.6m) for the 22-year-old, who had also attracted interest from Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid, but made it clear to the German club that Anfield was his preferred destination. He will undergo a medical in the coming days and finalise the transfer once the window reopens next week. Personal terms have already been agreed, with Wirtz understood to have rejected more lucrative off...

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28 h. ago Liverpool agree £116m Florian Wirtz transfer to set new British transfer record

Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have agreed a mega deal that will see Florian Wirtz move to Merseyside in a British record deal for the Premier League champions

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29 h. ago Club World Cup buildup, transfer news, Frank in at Spurs and more: football – live

Football news and analysis from the around the worldThe Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email YaraThe Club World Cup starts on Sunday and has already been controversial because of extra fixtures and Fifa involvement. Add on that temperatures in US are likely to be above 30C and whew.Notable heat events are not guaranteed during the Club World Cup but they are more likely to happen than in the past because of climate breakdown and there is a question over whether enough is being done to adapt to a new reality. The sole reference to extreme weather in Fifa’s regulations for the Club World Cup relates to the use of cooling breaks, which allow players to take on extra fluids once in each half if the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) (a measure of heat stress that includes humidity and air movement) exceeds 32C on the pitch. This is the protocol in place since 2014, and for the international players’ union, FifPro, it is insufficient. It argues that the threshold for cooling b...

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32 h. ago England star to join Ronaldo on Club World Cup punditry as he mulls over next move

Newcastle frontman Callum Wilson will be part of DAZN's punditry line-up as the broadcaster gears up for the Club World Cup with Ronaldo also part of their roster of talent

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44 h. ago Carabao Cup format change revealed due to NINE English sides qualifying for Europe

The Carabao Cup was thrown into chaos next season with nearly half of the Premier League having booked spots in Europe for 2025/26 and bosses have now confirmed a major change to the competition

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