The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, He said on Tuesday that the 2025 Club World Cup would be “the start of something historic” that would change football for the better and highlighted that the revenue it would generate would be invested “in club football around the world.”
“We are talking about something that has never been seen before. Next year’s FIFA Club World Cup will bring the magic of a national World Cup team to the club level,” Infantino said in a recorded message he sent to the ‘Olé Sports Summit’ to be held this week in Buenos Aires .
“This tournament will be the beginning of something historic, something that will change our sport for the better and for all future generations to love it as much as we do,” Infantino said of a competition which he said will be “innovative, inclusive. and merit-based.” “.
Infantino further explained that FIFA “will not hide a cent” of the tournament’s revenue, which will be invested “in club football around the world”, something that will “bring global unity to club football for the first time”.
On the other hand, he wished the luck of the qualified South American clubs and he is excited about the possibility of a direct confrontation between Argentine Boca Juniors and River Plate in the final stage of the championship. Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid will represent Spanish football.
The first edition of the Club World Cup will begin on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and end on July 13 at the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey, the venue that will host the 2026 World Cup final next that year. The draw will take place on December 5 in Miami.
Source: La Verdad
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