Cristiano Ronaldo preferred to take a rest rather than play in the revamped Club World Cup, he said on Saturday after renewing his contract with Al Nassr.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca questioned the choice of the U.S. as host of the Club World Cup and branded the two-hour weather delay in his team's win over Benfica as "a joke."
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique warned his players against ignoring the offensive threats of Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in Sunday's Club World Cup match.
Inter Miami defied expectations by reaching the round of 16 at the Club World Cup. Now comes the really hard part: a date with the European champions ... and Messi's former club.
In the end, Chelsea triumphed in a match that ended a full four hours and 38 minutes after it began. "For me ... it's not football," an enraged Enzo Maresca said afterward.
USWNT legend Tobin Heath said competition like the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. have the power to "change the landscape of this game in our country."
Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has criticised the introduction of the expanded Club World Cup format, calling it the worst idea ever implemented in football.
FIFA's Global Football Development chief Arsene Wenger acknowledged that the quality of pitches hosting Club World Cup matches in the U.S. was not good enough,
The Club World Cup needs work, yes, but we've got a strong proof of concept. The games have been competitive, the atmosphere has been building, and the gap between Europe and the rest of the world is smaller than we thought.
England won the Women's Euros in 2022 and will attempt to retain it this summer, but before the fun gets started, let's run through the tournament's memorable moments.