Pezzella: River Plate can beat anyone on our day
CA River Plate are aiming high, and with good reason. Since Marcelo Gallardo returned to the dugout in August 2024, the team have shown clear signs of resurgence. A host of club icons have returned, including Sebastian Driussi and German Pezzella. There has also been investment in standout individuals such as Maximiliano Meza and Colombian […]
Carvajal: The goal is always to win
Dani Carvajal’s trophy cabinet may already brimming with silverware but the Real Madrid C.F. icon is looking to add even more over the coming weeks and help Los Merengues to reign supreme at the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™. Drawn in Group H alongside Al Hilal, CF Pachuca and FC Salzburg, the 33-year-old does not shirk the favourites’ tag […]
J Balvin, Doja Cat and Tems to headline the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ Final Halftime Show, produced by Global Citizen
Today, FIFA and Global Citizen announced that J Balvin, Doja Cat and Tems will headline the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ Halftime Show on Sunday, 13 July 2025, firing up the MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey. The show will be broadcast live and for free all over the world on DAZN.com. The tournament, […]
Landmark Club World Cup innovations revealed
The FIFA Club World Cup™ will see a range of innovations introduced that will make the tournament even more entertaining and engaging for fans, while streamlining operations and boosting transparency. Body cameras Following The International Football Association Board’s approval, referees will wear body cameras at the competition, and the footage will be used by FIFA […]
Prolific Bevan hunting goals stateside
As the only amateur side at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, Auckland City FC enter the tournament as genuine outsiders. At continental level though it’s been a very different story as the Navy Blues are the long-standing, free-scoring kings of Oceania football. If they can manage to replicate even a fraction of the flood […]
5 days to go: A flying Cucu
The first FIFA Club World Cup™ is now just 5 days away! 5 Left-back Marc Cucurella incredibly netted five goals in his last 22 Premier League appearances for Chelsea FC. It was more than any other Blues player during that period, with Cole Palmer next on four. Cucurella’s handsome header, following delightful play from Reece […]
Auckland’s American adventure: David Yoo
In a week-and-a-half Auckland City will make their FIFA Club World Cup™ bow with a marquee clash against European royalty FC Bayern München in Cincinnati. As the build-up continues we once again turn things over to one of the stars from the tournament’s only amateur side. Here is forward David Yoo, in his own words, […]
Deadly Rahimi promises more goals
If there was any doubt about just how in love with the game Soufiane Rahimi is, his answer to the age-old question of what career he would pursue if not a footballer should leave no doubt. “I would choose football all over again,” he tells FIFA. That, on the basis of the available evidence, would […]
Chivu returns to Inter as head coach
Cristian Chivu has been chosen as the new head coach of FC Internazionale Milano following the departure of Simone Inzaghi last week. The Romanian, who played for Inter between 2007 and 2014 and was part of their treble-winning squad of 2010, will lead the Nerazzurri at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. Watch live and […]
Fernandez: The world will be watching
Back when the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ got under way, Enzo Fernandez was on the fringes of the Argentina team, finding his path blocked by some top-class household names in the middle of the park. However, following Lionel Scaloni’s side’s shock defeat by Saudi Arabia in their opener and Fernandez’s impressive cameo as a […]