Club World Cup 2025 – Inside World Football

DAZN sub-licenses 2025 Club World Cup TV rights to Globo in Brazil

Paul Nicholson — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:39:46 +0000

April 24 – Brazilian broadcaster Globo has partnered with streaming platform DAZN to broadcast the inaugural edition of the new Club World Cup.

The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 14 to July 13 in the United States and will feature four Brazilian clubs: Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Palmeiras.

The coverage of Globo, Brazil’s largest broadcaster and behemoth in the TV industry, will include all matches involving Brazilian teams,

Channel 5 agrees DAZN sublicence to offer free-to-air CWC matches

Andy Elliott — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:18:22 +0000

April 24 – FIFA has secured a crucial broadcasting agreement for one of its key TV markets as Channel 5 reached a sublicensing deal with global rights holder DAZN to broadcast the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) this summer in the United Kingdom.

Channel 5 will show 23 of the 63 matches, including 15 group games, four round of 16 matches, two quarter-finals, one semi-final, and the final. The remaining matches will be available exclusively on the DAZN platform and free globally via the DAZN app.

Club Leon boss slams FIFA and Infantino over Club World Cup

Andy Elliott — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:05:44 +0000

April 17 – Club Leon manager Eduardo Berizzo has blasted FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino over his side’s exclusion from the Club World Cup because of multiple-club ownership rules.

In March, Zurich ruled that Leon were not eligible to play in the inaugural 32-team competition after failing to meet FIFA’s multi-club ownership criteria, and Infantino has since offered up their spot in a playoff match between Club America and Los Angeles FC.

FIFA hails ‘one million volunteers’ on revamped programme

Andy Elliott — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:39:23 +0000

April 17 – FIFA says its revamped volunteer programme has now passed the one million mark since its launch in December 2020. However, while the organisation celebrates growing numbers, the reality on the ground in some host cities paints a more complex picture.

The milestone was marked with a photo op in Atlanta, where FIFA President Gianni Infantino met Craig Collins — officially dubbed the one millionth FIFA World Cup volunteer.

Infantino drums up flagging support for CWC ticket sales in Atlanta

Paul Nicholson — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:16:20 +0000

April 15 – With the FIFA World Club Cup rapidly approaching, ticket sales are nowhere near Taylor Swift territory, but FIFA President Gianni Infantino is displaying unwavering confidence in his competition as it arrives shortly on American shores for the first time.

At Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium – which will host CWC matches before welcoming the actual World Cup next summer – Infantino brushed aside concerns about the tournament’s marketing to American consumers.

“I’m not worried at all to fill a stadium when teams are coming to play a World Cup,

FIFA announces Club World Cup officials

Andy Elliott — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:03:32 +0000

April 15 – FIFA has announced its team of 117 match officials who will oversee the inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer — a landmark tournament that will also serve as a testing ground for new officiating technologies and rule adaptations.

Referees, assistants, and video officials from 41 member associations have been selected following an ‘extensive preparation programme’ involving cross-confederation seminars. In total, 35 referees,

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Infantino drums up flagging support for CWC ticket sales in Atlanta

Paul Nicholson — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:30:25 +0000

April 16 – With the FIFA World Club Cup rapidly approaching, ticket sales are nowhere near Taylor Swift territory, but FIFA President Gianni Infantino is displaying unwavering confidence in his competition as it arrives shortly on American shores for the first time.

“I’m not worried at all to fill a stadium when teams are coming to play a World Cup,

FIFA earmarks $1m for each CWC host city to create local legacy

Paul Nicholson — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:53:24 +0000

April 11 – FIFA will distribute $1 million to each of the 11 host cities for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, with the money targeted at supporting local community projects and creating a legacy that outlives the tournament.

The funds will be used to build small community-focused pitches and support social initiatives in each city. The legacy programme is part of a broader push by FIFA to highlight the impact of the first edition of its expanded 32-team Club World Cup,

With CWC sales slow, FIFA incentives ticket sales with 2026 World Cup option

Paul Nicholson — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:12:50 +0000

April 11 – Buy one, get two is a typical ploy to encourage consumers to purchase more goods. In a first-of-its-kind offer, FIFA is selling packages to the 2025 World Club Cup that include an incentive to guarantee an opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2026 World Cup…while supplies last!

For 25 days only, according to FIFA, football fans will have “a once-in-a-lifetime to be part of the two most prestigious events in the men’s football calendar.”

The packages are split into two categories.

Club World Cup referees to trial new goalkeeper time-wasting rule and bodycams

Paul Nicholson — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:58:56 +0000

April 9 – FIFA has stepped up preparations for the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup this summer by holding a series of referee seminars around the world, as the governing body seeks to ensure officiating standards match the scale and profile of its newest tournament.

The tournament, set to run from June 14 to July 13 in the United States and will be among the first to have referees officiate under a new set of rules introduced by IFAB in March,

Brentford’s Thomas Frank takes aim at “ridiculous” FIFA Club World Cup

Andy Elliott — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:06:06 +0000

April 8 – Criticism for this summer’s expanded FIFA Club World Cup competition in the United States continues to be expressed by managers and players across global football, with Brentford FC boss Thomas Frank the latest to articulate his opinion.

Speaking about the congested football calendar following his team’s 0-0 draw against Chelsea at the weekend, Frank called FIFA’s club showpiece a “ridiculous” tournament.

“Who wants it? No one,” Frank said.”The addition of the Club World Cup is ridiculous in my opinion and there is a bigger conversation needed about the number of games being played over a year –

DAZN struggles to find terrestrial offload as BBC and ITV turn back on Club World Cup rights

Paul Nicholson — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 03:00:36 +0000

April 7 – England claims to be the home of football, but this summer, it won’t be the home of the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) after both the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and their rivals, Independent Television (ITV) declined to move forward in televising the competition to be held in the United States.

While broadcaster DAZN has the global rights after paying a reported $1bn (£787m) to FIFA, they have also agreed to sublicense the tournament to key football territories in a bid to gain a large audience share.

Noisy Alajuelense play the politics of disruption as they demand a CWC slot they didn’t win on the pitch

Paul Nicholson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:07:04 +0000

March 26 – The removal of Club León from the Club World Cup (CWC) has sparked an appeal at Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by the Mexican club. In a separate case at CAS, Costa Rican club Deportiva Alajuelense are claiming that they should be awarded the slot.

The two cases relate to the same issue but they are very different in their arguments and objectives.

Alajuelense claim that they should replace Club León with immediate effect but their argument doesn’t look to be founded on the rules or recognition of them.

Billion dollar prize pot set for the 2025 FIFA Men’s Club World Cup

Andy Elliott — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:45:51 +0000

March 6 – FIFA has announced a $1 billion prize pot for the 2025 Men’s Club World Cup. The world governing body failed to release a breakdown of the exact prize money, but it is expected to benefit the major European clubs with Chelsea and Manchester City expected to make at least $55 million from the tournament.

To address concerns that the prize money could further aggravate the inequality in domestic leagues,

Coca-Cola puts rights lawsuit behind them and buys into FIFA’s Club World Cup

Paul Nicholson — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:36 +0000

February 21 – Coca-Cola has resolved its legal dispute with FIFA to become an official sponsor of this summer’s much-criticised expanded Club World Cup.

The soft drinks giant, a FIFA partner since 1978, had been at odds with football’s governing body over sponsorship rights, filing a case at the Swiss Arbitration Centre alongside Adidas after being told they would have to bid for rights they believed were already included in their existing deals.

FIFA slashes Club World Cup ticket prices as fans fail to buy the hype

Paul Nicholson — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:21:01 +0000

February 10 – FIFA has reduced ticket prices for the Club World Cup amid low interest.

Late last year, the world governing body launched the ticket sales for the expanded 32-team tournament, the brainchild of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, with eye-watering prices of up to $2,230 for the final, but the Daily Mail reports that FIFA has slashed prices because of low interest.

The cheapest tickets for the final were being offered at $300 instead of the original $890.