Fulham Broadway 17,311 Posted December 7, 2024 Share Posted December 7, 2024 Someone is paying DAZN's $1bn bill... it could not be Saudi Arabia, could it? Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,317 Posted December 9, 2024 Share Posted December 9, 2024 Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVINAA 129 Posted December 26, 2024 Author Share Posted December 26, 2024 SCORES AND FIXTURES PAGE https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/scores-and-fixtures Chelsea PROFILE PAGE WITH FIXTURES https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/Chelsea-club-profile-history-players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,317 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Our opponent in group stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,164 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 14/01/2025 at 00:01, NikkiCFC said: Our opponent in group stage. they are shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,317 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 15/01/2025 at 21:54, Vesper said: they are shit And now they are out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,164 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said: And now they are out. I hope we do not get rat-fucked and FIFA tosses in an actual power team against us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,050 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Vesper said: I hope we do not get rat-fucked and FIFA tosses in an actual power team against us It should be another team from CONCACAF. However, we all know FIFA want as many eyes on this as possible. The scenes if Barcelona somehow find themselves in the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,317 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, LAM09 said: It should be another team from CONCACAF. However, we all know FIFA want as many eyes on this as possible. The scenes if Barcelona somehow find themselves in the tournament. Maybe they try to put Cristiano in tournament. Vesper and LAM09 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,050 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 19 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: Maybe they try to put Cristiano in tournament. Whatever makes more sense for them financially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,317 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 21/03/2025 at 21:36, LAM09 said: It should be another team from CONCACAF. However, we all know FIFA want as many eyes on this as possible. The scenes if Barcelona somehow find themselves in the tournament. Fernando and LAM09 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,050 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 14 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: That seems fair. Not sure if neither are deserving (Columbus Crew should have been in the conversation having been runners up to Pachuca). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,164 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 01/04/2025 at 06:52, NikkiCFC said: Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,164 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 FIFA’s Club World Cup to be broadcast on Channel 5 in UK after DAZN deal https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6301717/2025/04/23/club-world-cup-tv-channel-uk/ The Club World Cup will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom following a sublicensing deal with DAZN, the global rights holder for the tournament. The free-to-air channel will show 23 of the newly-expanded tournament’s 63 matches live: 15 group games, four last-16 matches, two quarter-final games, one semi-final and the final. All 63 matches will be broadcast for free on the online platform of DAZN, who struck a deal worth $1billion (£750million) deal with FIFA in December for the global rights. Premier League clubs Manchester City and Chelsea will be involved in the 32-team tournament, alongside Real Madrid, Inter, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. snip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,164 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga suffers abductor tear, expected to miss Club World Cup https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6304431/2025/04/24/real-madrid-eduardo-camavinga-injury-latest/ Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has suffered a left abductor tear. Sources close to the club and player fear he will not recover in time for the Club World Cup, which begins in mid-June with the final on July 13. The 22-year-old sustained the injury in Madrid’s 1-0 win over Getafe on Wednesday. He came on as a substitute at half-time, replacing David Alaba who was feeling discomfort himself, and ended the match limping. Manager Carlo Ancelotti said after the game that both players were dealing with “muscular problems” before the club confirmed Camavinga’s injury on Thursday. “Following tests carried out today on Eduardo Camavinga by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a complete tear of the tendon in his left abductor muscle,” Madrid said in a statement. The injury is a significant blow to Madrid, ruling Camavinga out of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Barcelona and potentially the rest of the domestic season. Madrid’s first game of the expanded Club World Cup is set to take place on June 18 against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal. snip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,814 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Thomas Tuchel plans to keep Club World Cup players for England vs Senegal National team could have as many as 12 players from Chelsea, Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid for summer fixtures Matt Law05 May 2025 2:00pm BST Thomas Tuchel is planning to stick to his promise of avoiding special favours for club managers by keeping England’s Club World Cup players for the friendly against Senegal. England play two games in June, a World Cup qualifier against Andorra in Barcelona and a friendly against Senegal at Nottingham Forest’s City ground – four days before the Club World Cup kicks off in the United States on June 14. It had been anticipated that players scheduled to participate in the Club World Cup would be released from Tuchel’s squad after the Andorra game, but the German is believed to have been leaning towards keeping them for the entire camp. A final decision has not yet been made and further planning talks are scheduled. The issue is of particular relevance to Tuchel’s former club Chelsea, given they are on course to reach the final of the Europa Conference League and start their Club World Cup campaign two days before Manchester City. Telegraph Sport understands that Chelsea do not plan to make any special requests for the early release of their players. The club will abide by Tuchel’s wishes, which could impact as many as 12 England players with City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid also competing in the Club World Cup. Chelsea have four players – Cole Palmer, Reece James, Levi Colwill and Noni Madueke – who could play in the Club World Cup and be selected for England. Phil Foden is one of five City players who are of interest to Tuchel, while Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and Conor Gallagher are in line to take part in the Club World Cup for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid respectively. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who on Monday announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, is expected to join Bellingham at Real on a free transfer midway through the Club World Cup, although the Spanish club could yet pay a transfer fee to Liverpool to sign him in time for the competition. Should Tuchel stick to his plan, then Chelsea’s England contingent will meet up with their team-mates just five days before their opening Club World Cup game against Leon in Atalanta. Competing teams at the Club World Cup must arrive in the US no later than three days before their opening tie. Bayern kick off on June 15, Chelsea on June 16 and Real Madrid and City on June 18. The international window runs from June 2 to 10 and the national teams have priority during it. The schedule for Chelsea’s players is particularly busy, with the club on course to compete in the final of the Europa Conference League in Poland on May 28, three days after the final Premier League fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,164 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 The fallout of Club World Cup’s play-in pivot for LAFC, Club América, León https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6337655/2025/05/06/fifa-club-world-cup-playoff-lafc-america-leon-james-rodriguez/ The FIFA Club World Cup is just over a month away, yet we already have our first major controversy. On Tuesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected appeals from Mexican side Club León and Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA) of Costa Rica, as both organizations sought avenues to play in the summer tournament. FIFA confirmed the decision, which means that León, winner of the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2023, has been excluded from the competition for violating the Club World Cup’s regulations concerning multi-club ownership. León is owned by Grupo Pachuca, which also operates CF Pachuca, a club that also qualified for the competition. LDA felt it had a case to replace León due to its ranking in the region, but CAS thought otherwise. Now, FIFA’s solution is a one-game playoff between MLS’s Los Angeles FC, the runner up to León in 2023, and Mexican powerhouse Club América, Concacaf’s highest-ranked team that has not yet qualified for the competition. The win-and-in playoff will take place on May 31, with the victor entering Group D in the Club World Cup along with Chelsea, Flamengo and Espérance de Tunis. So, what does this decision mean for all the parties involved? And what about Colombian star James Rodríguez, who signed with León in January with the Club World Cup cited as a major reason why he moved to Mexico in the first place? Let’s discuss. North American soccer will get a $10m showcase MLS clubs and Liga MX sides find ways to play each other every year. Whether it’s a summer friendly, the MLS All-Star Game or in a tournament like the MLS-Liga MX Leagues Cup, the U.S.-Mexico storyline is forced upon American soccer fans like a hot iron. The problem is that those games are far from meaningful. A one-game playoff for a berth to the 32-team Club World Cup features stakes that an MLS vs. Liga MX game has never had. Not only is this an opportunity for LAFC or Club América to compete against some of the top clubs in the world, a ticket to the Club World Cup includes a nearly $10 million bonus for all qualified teams, with more prize money on offer depending on performance. Although MLS players on participating teams can only earn $1 million collectively from the astonishing $1 billion total prize money, the financial factor is significant for teams in this region. The game is reportedly set to be held at LAFC’s BMO Stadium, which boasts one of MLS’s best matchday atmospheres. Add in Club América’s massive following in LA and around the U.S., and you’ve the makings of a blockbuster moment for North American soccer. Inspiration or devastation for León? On Tuesday, a press release by León described the CAS decision as “a difficult sentence” before pointing the finger at supposed Liga MX rivals who conspired to keep León out of the Club World Cup. Without naming FIFA, León felt harshly judged by “an organization that is dedicated to promoting the game,” before adding “but from the beginning, there were no sporting principles at play during this case.” To call León the victims in this situation is debatable. But the fact is that the team earned a spot in the Club World Cup by winning a major continental trophy. In that sense, the reaction is understandable. Meanwhile, León is currently in the quarterfinals of the Liga MX playoffs, where it’ll face Cruz Azul, a team that recently reached the final of this year’s Concacaf Champions Cup — and the winner is due to face either Pachuca or América, in another fun twist. Will the sting of this CAS decision derail the club’s title hopes or inspire a championship run? Time will tell. León and James Rodríguez miss out on the FIFA Club World Cup. (Photo by Leopoldo Smith/Getty Images) Is there still a a way for James to play in the Club World Cup? The short answer is yes. There will be a brief 10-day transfer window from June 1 to June 10 that will allow teams to sign players on a temporary basis. The tournament begins on June 14 in Miami. Rodríguez, 33, could be moved to León’s sister club CF Pachuca, which has already qualified for the Club World Cup. Conceivably, Rodríguez could be added to a number of teams, but it’s doubtful that he’d have a list of suitors at this stage of his career. The Club World Cup was a big reason why the Colombian playmaker signed with León in the first place. Rodríguez is a big-stage player. He proved that last summer after leading Colombia to the Copa América final against Argentina. Rodríguez won the Golden Ball after setting a tournament record with six assists, which broke the previous record held by Lionel Messi. In that sense, it’s a letdown to see the Club World Cup lose one of its more recognizable stars. In March, Rodríguez referred to the possibility of León being expelled from the tournament as “a grave injustice.” “We won on the pitch,” Rodríguez told reporters. “The club and the players are hurt by this. Thinking about this, if we’re out, it’s not fair. The team that would replace us would be stained, football would be stained.” LAFC’s Hollywood story could go global Celebrity owners, a classy black and gold strip, and a short history of success in American soccer. That’s LAFC’s story since entering MLS in 2018. The club lifted its first MLS Cup in 2022 after a Gareth Bale header sent the final against the Philadelphia Union to extra time, and LAFC eventually prevailed on penalties. That team featured Bale, Carlos Vela and Italian legend Giorgio Chiellini. Today’s squad is less star-studded, although France World Cup winner Olivier Giroud is the backup No. 9 (and could meet one of his former clubs, Chelsea, in the group where LAFC would enter if successful). The Club World Cup, however, would give the LAFC’s project the global boost that all MLS teams covet. Outside of Inter Miami and the LA Galaxy, there are few brands in MLS with a worldwide following. A win over Club América in the playoff and a respectable performance at the Club World Cup could change that for LAFC. Club América gets put on the spot According to Club América, the team has over 45 million fans around the world, of which 15 million reside in Southern California. The club should feel at home inside LAFC’s BMO Stadium. That won’t surprise anyone who follows North American soccer. The Mexican giants are the top brand in the region and perennial favorites to win the Liga MX title and the Concacaf Champions Cup. Appearing in the Club World Cup is a great opportunity to accentuate that point and grow its global footprint. On the flip side, the worst-case scenario could be quite humiliating, as a loss to LAFC in a game of such massive consequence would be a major setback for América and Mexican soccer. The rivalry that exists between the U.S. and Mexico on the pitch is often hostile and nationalistic. As of late, the North American sides have clawed their way back and enjoyed more success at the international level. Club América will carry the weight of its century-old history into the playoff, but it’ll also represent the pride of a nation whose football has hit rock bottom of late. More on the FIFA Club World Cup Why Club World Cup’s significant bonus money won’t trickle down to MLS players Participating clubs stand to make a good deal of money this summer, but there's a reason why players won't be reaping the benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) Starting to get interested in this. Some really good teams there. Sadly missing Barcelona, they are doing good now. But having PSG, City, Real Madrid and Bayern it's really good. I hope we can do some damage here. 🙂 Edited May 8 by Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,814 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Half of our starters will not be with the team until a day or so before our first match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,317 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Flamengo fans at airport before club takeoff to USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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