November 22 – One of Costa Rica’s leading clubs has accused FIFA of breaking its own rules and is threatening legal action unless it is given in a slot in next year’s 32-team Club World Cup which is seemingly becoming more contentious with every passing week.
November 21 – The world players’ union Fifpro has repeated its warning that strike action cannot be ruled out if the expanded Club World Cup goes ahead amid ongoing concerns about the physical and mental impact on players as a result of an increasingly congested schedule.
November 11 – FIFA has unveiled a new trophy for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which will debut its new format at next year’s tournament in the United States.
November 12 – FIFA will draw the groups for its expanded 32-team Club World Cup in Miami on December 5.
November 11 – Belgian multinational beverage and brewing company, AB InBev, looks increasingly like they’ll come to FIFA’s rescue as a major sponsor for next summer’s World Club Cup.
November 6 – The ongoing dispute over player workload and burnout has hardly been eased by rules just announced by FIFA for next summer’s expanded Club World Cup.
October 30 – With less than a year to go to the Club World Cup in the US in 2025, FIFA has at last managed to secure a commercial sponsorship partner.
October 21 – No Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, AC Milan or Arsenal, not even Atletico Madrid. The Club World Cup is without five of the biggest and most supported clubs in the world. But it does now have Lionel Messi… and his five-season-old club Inter Miami who have been give a wild card entry into the tournament.