Latest FIFA Club World Cup News

FIFA president Gianni Infantino tours Seattle ahead of next year's Club World Cup

Oct. 15, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

Seattle's Lumen Field will host six games during next year's Club World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Tuesday. The Seattle Sounders, which earned a spot in the competition by winning the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, will host all three of their group matches at their...

The cost of rising number of injuries in European soccer nears $800 million, report finds

Oct. 15, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The rising number of injuries to top soccer players came at a cost of nearly $800 million to teams across Europe's leading leagues last season, according to a report published Tuesday. At a time when there are growing concerns about the number of games...

2025 Club World Cup final to be at MetLife Stadium, site of 2026 World Cup final

Sep. 28, 2024 19:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the 32-team tournament, FIFA said Saturday night, including five...

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup to avoid East Coast in sign FIFA Club World Cup will play games there

Sep. 25, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup will not have any sites on the U.S. East Coast, a sign FIFA may place games along the Eastern Seaboard in its expanded 32-team Club World Cup. CONCACAF said Wednesday that BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, PayPal Park in San Jose,...