FIFA's New Club World Cup Kicks Off This Weekend: Key Details
Fifa's new mega project club team World Championship starts this weekend. Here are six points to keep track of before the tournament.
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Swedish Football Association Ends Partnership with Agent Rune Hauge
Agent Rune Hauge has sold TV rights to the Swedish Football Association for almost 30 years. Now, the Swedish Football Association chooses to break with the Norwegian. This has emerged from a dialogue between the association and the company, says the new Swedish Football Association chairman Simon Åström to Olof Lundhs podcast.
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Ronaldo Confirms Absence from Club World Championship This Summer
Cristiano Ronaldo will not play this summer's World Championship for clubs, he confirms himself. One cannot do everything, says the Portuguese ahead of Sunday's Nations League final against Spain.
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Referees to Wear Body Cameras at Club World Championship Matches
Under the club team World Championship that is played in the USA this summer, new technology and new working methods will be tested, announces Fifa.
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Saudi Fund Backs Club World Championship in USA This Summer
Saudi Arabia's state investment fund (Pif) is to sponsor this summer's club football World Championship in the USA, according to the International Football Federation (Fifa). The fund owns 75 percent of one of the participating football clubs.
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Ronaldo Hints at Al-Nassr Departure Amid Club World Cup Speculation
Cristiano Ronaldo has most likely played his last match for Saudi Arabian Al-Nassr. How else can the post on X with the words "This chapter is over" be interpreted? At the same time, Fifa boss Gianni Infantino opens up for the possibility that the 40-year-old Portuguese can play the World Championship for club teams this summer.
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Fifa Rule Change Could Allow Ronaldo to Play in Club World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo in club-World Championship in the USA this summer? It is fully possible – despite that his Saudi club Al Nassr is not qualified.
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Doctor Criticizes VAR: Fails to Protect Players in Offside Situations
Taiwo Awoniyi's serious injury highlights something that Sweden's national team doctor Jonas Werner has warned about. The application of the VAR system in offside situations is a danger to the players, he believes. From a player's perspective, it does not protect the players, and it became completely obvious in a very clear way over the weekend.
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Lawyers Criticize Fifa's Decision to Host 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia
Fifa does not live as one learns. The organisation set aside its own policy concerning human rights when Saudi Arabia was appointed as the host of the Football World Championship 2034. This is the opinion of three international lawyers who have submitted a formal complaint.
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Women's World Cup Expands to 48 Teams Starting in 2031
Now it's clear. The Women's Football World Championship is being expanded from 32 to 48 teams starting from the 2031 championship, announces the International Football Association (Fifa) in a press release.
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Trump Assures Smooth Experience for Fans at 2026 World Championship
Football fans from around the world will be welcomed to the USA during the World Championship 2026. Donald Trump has promised this after concerns that his tough border policy would impact the tournament.
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New Fifa Rivals Game Launches with Fresh Features
Fifa has got a new game. The new "Fifa" differs significantly from what football fans have gotten used to over the years.
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Pope Francis Remembered: A Football Fan with "Two Left Feet"
Over a billion Catholics worldwide are saying a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday. At the same time, football is mourning a friend and the Argentine club San Lorenzo is losing its most famous supporter.
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Customs Chaos - a Threat to the World Championship Party?
Donald Trump's trade war has given the USA many enemies. Not least, the relationship with Canada is strained. In just over a year, the nations will be hosting the World Championship finals in football together with Mexico. How will it go? And what does it mean for the world's football fans who plan to follow the World Championship on site?
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Olympic Games 2028 Expands Women's Football Teams for Fairness
The ladies will have 16 teams in the Olympic Games football tournament 2028, while the men's tournament is instead reduced to twelve teams. A matter of fairness, Sweden's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson has said.
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Olympic Expansion Praised: Women's Football to Feature 16 Teams
A change is needed to maintain the status in the major national team tournaments, says Peter Gerhardsson. Now it's coming. The women's Olympic Games tournament is expected to be expanded to 16 teams. It must be something, says Sweden's national team captain.
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USA and UK Poised to Host Expanded Women's World Championships
USA and the United Kingdom appear to be World Championship hosts in 2031 and 2035 respectively when the women's football championship is expanded to 48 nations.
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Blatter and Platini Cleared of Corruption Charges Once More
The former football bigwigs Sepp Blatter, 89, and Michel Platini, 69, are acquitted again of allegations of corruption and fraud.
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New Zealand Secures World Cup Spot as PL Star Chris Wood Injured
New Zealand's men are for the third time in history clear for the World Championship in football. The victory against New Caledonia came at a high cost – Nottingham forward Chris Wood, fourth in the Premier League's top scorer list, had to leave the pitch injured.
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Norway to Play Israel in World Cup Qualifier, Rejects Boycott Calls
It will not be a boycott of Norway's men's national football team when Israel awaits in the World Championship qualifiers – despite the escalation of the war in Gaza recently. We believe it is the wrong path to take, says the Norwegian association's chairman Lise Klaveness.
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Reinfeldt Questions US Role in 2026 World Cup Hosting
Sweden supported the World Championship in football going to Saudi Arabia. Outgoing chairman Fredrik Reinfeldt defended himself in his farewell speech at the Football Association's annual meeting – and attacked the USA. What kind of World Championship in football is being inaugurated by President Trump and (FIFA) President (Gianni) Infantino?
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