News: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup: General [Multiple Rs]

Discussion in 'FIFA and Tournaments' started by Paul Calixte, Dec 7, 2024.

  1. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Funny how winning a World Cup can change your perspective.
     
  2. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    I feel awful for the most loyal fans in the US and abroad who picked up tickets at the very beginning.

    A simple market study would have allowed them to price tickets correctly from the start, without anyone feeling fleeced.
     
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  3. jesta

    jesta Member+

    Feb 9, 2014
  4. dinamo_zagreb

    dinamo_zagreb Member+

    Jun 27, 2010
    San Jose, CA / Zagreb, Croatia
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
    (Most) Despicable person (in sport administration).
     
  5. jesta

    jesta Member+

    Feb 9, 2014
    by far .... but arsene venger does his best to reach the second spot on that list

    p.s. what was that on saturday? :barefoot::eek:o_O
     
  6. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That goes against the overall ethos of the Infantino administration:

    "...but what if we could make more money?"

    There's a lot I'll tolerate on this forum - barbed banter, football-relevant political opinions, even criticisms of me as a mod. But feeling bad for Club América? Now you've crossed the line :mad:
     
  7. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    People paid $226 to 387 in 2016 dollars to watch Mexico lose 0-6. :D
     
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  8. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    0-7. But who's counting.
     
  9. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    I admit it doesn't feel great. Especially since it comes at the ultimate expense of León, a great city I visited as recently as 2023. But then I remember that my beloved Grasshoppers are on the verge of relegation due to the awful LAFC absentee ownership, and rooting for Las Águilas becomes real easy. :D
     
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  10. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Jude Bellingham seems to be saying all the right things:
    Jude Bellingham Hints at How Seriously Real Madrid Are Taking Club World Cup
    "We have the opportunity to win a different kind of title, really. I think that’s the truth: trying to be the first club to win it. Obviously, Real Madrid deserves that kind of recognition."

    "I also think it’s being able to play somewhere I haven’t played regularly, in the United States, and also playing against opponents I wouldn’t normally get the chance to play against. So, I definitely think there are a lot of positives to it."

    I know it is probably just lip service cause he does not want to tick anybody off or be seen as just packing it in before the tournament even starts... ... but it at least seems sincere.
     
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  11. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    "different kind of title" lol
    He is more diplomatic than I think I would be if I was in his situation. I would go full Zlatan! :D
     
  12. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hey, it's now their chance to make a good first impression with Xabi...
     
  13. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    https://www.insideworldfootball.com...mx-cas-demand-reinstate-promotion-relegation/
     
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  14. soccer_23

    soccer_23 Member

    Feb 6, 2014
    These are soccer players. They want to play and they want to compete. Some of the older guys might appreciate a longer offseason break, but for the most part they’d play every day if they could.

    Most of the complaints about the CWC are from the management and owners, whose job it is to balance the players’ workload and protect their long term investments.

    But from a fan and player perspective (especially outside of Europe), there’s excitement for the tournament.
     
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  15. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
  16. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
  17. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    “The Club World Cup doesn’t benefit any national team. But we understand how the business of football works, and it’s up to us to minimize the damage that can come from overlapping competitions,”
     
  18. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
  19. locoxriver

    locoxriver Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 22, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CA River Plate
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Endrick injured and set to miss CWC

    Any other high profile absences so far?

    I know Di Maria is set to conclude his contract on June 30th, but Benfica supposedly announced he’d be playing the tournament and will leave after their participation comes to an end.
     
  20. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
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  21. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
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  22. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
  23. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    I don’t know how others feel, but I’m getting to a point where I can’t wait for Ronaldo and Messi to retire.
     
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  24. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Looks like the prize money is subject to withholding tax:
    https://dailysports.net/news/al-ahl...ssue-ahead-of-fifa-club-world-cup-what-is-it/
    Interesting. I presume the same applies to the World Cup next year? Quite a complex tax picture, with multiple hosts and multiple double taxation agreements. Not to mention, some teams will play in multiple tax jurisdictions.
     
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  25. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Man City unveil home kit to be worn at FIFA Club World Cup:
    https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45124369/man-city-unveil-home-kit-worn-fifa-club-world-cup

    As of today, on the last matchday of the premier league, Man City are still wearing the golden CWC badge earned in December 2023. Will they still wear it when taking the field next month? And if they do, will that indirectly confirm that the expanded 2025 CWC is not a statistical reset and that the FIFA Intercontinental Cup is a new competition?

    In other news, Jose Castillo joins Pachuca on a one-month loan just for the CWC: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/chivas-loans-jose-castillo-pachuca-045353727.html

    Again, I hope we don't see this in 2029. The rosters should represent their respective clubs in a "normal state". I mean that is why we are tuning in - right? The curiosity of seeing clubs play each other that normally never would.
     
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