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Morocco join Spain & Portugal to bid for 2030 World Cup

Al Ahly & Wydad Casablanca qualify for 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

2021 CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly and 2022 champions Wydad Casablanca have qualified for the new 32-team format FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. The African duo join former European champions Chelsea and Real Madrid alongside Asian champions Al Hilal and American clubs Pameiras, Flamengo, Monterrey and Seattle Sounders as qualified teams for the revamped competition. Following the FIFA Council meeting in Kigali, the world...

Spain midfielder Busquets retires from international football

FIFA Club World Cup to adopt new format in 2025

FIFA president Gianni Ifantino has announced the FIFA Club World Cup will be a 32-team format from 2025. The expanded concept for the inter-continental club competition was originally set to be launched in China in 2021 involving 24 teams but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current format of the Club World Cup involves just seven teams and FIFA has floated the idea...