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Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami: Club World Cup 2025 opening match – as it happened | Club World Cup 2025

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A nice embrace between two smiling goalkeepers after this one, both obviously impressed with each other’s performances. You might see better 0-0 games, but you’ll also certainly see worse. It’s a mildly disappointing but hardly embarrassing result for the MLS side against a team that will not be an easy out for anyone in this tournament. Porto and Palmeiras will need to take the Egyptians quite seriously. Thanks for following along with us tonight or whatever...

Jun

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Teams, full schedule, prize money, how to stream | Football News

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The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 kicks off in the United States on Saturday, with 32 teams vying for the title in the new-look expanded intercontinental club competition. Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament: What is the FIFA Club World Cup? Until 2023, the FIFA Club World Cup was staged as an annual tournament every December and participation was limited to the winners of the continental club competitions, with the number ranging between six to eight clubs. Starting in 2025, football’s governing body expanded the tournament to...

Jun

2025 Club World Cup preview: What to know about all 32 teams

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Jun 13, 2025, 10:25 AM ET After months of hype, pomp and circumstance, it’s finally here! The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup kicks off this weekend across the U.S., with the opener on Saturday night in Miami as Inter Miami CF host Al Ahly to get things underway. The 10-day transfer window designed to help CWC participants staff up for action has closed, with several new stars set to debut for Real Madrid (Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Hujisen), Manchester City (Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki) and Chelsea (Liam Delap), and...

Jun

Fifa Club World Cup: How Saudi Arabia is underpinning the tournament

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Back in December, just a few days after Fifa announced its “landmark agreement” with DAZN, the governing body confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. But it is not just the timeline that has inevitably led to speculation over a possible connection between Saudi’s investment in the expanded Club World Cup and that hugely controversial decision. Despite years of scrutiny over its human rights and environmental record, the Saudi bid for the World Cup was unopposed. Australia – the only other potential candidate – decided not...

Jun

Mid-East Crisis escalates – Iran rains missiles on Israel after attacks on nuclear sites | BBC News

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Iran has initiated a series of extensive strikes on Israel, targeting numerous locations, including military centers and airbases. Reports indicate smoke rising over Tel Aviv and explosions in Jerusalem. This escalation is a response to Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites, notably a nuclear facility in Isfahan following earlier attacks on Natanz. Israel defended its actions as necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, vowed that the country would deliver significant retaliation. There are concerns that the situation could lead to a full-scale...