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FIFA’s plans for an expanded Club World Cup now have the backing of Europe’s clubs, it was reported today.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino first unveiled proposals for the new 32-team event prior to the World Cup final in Qatar last December. He said the new event would feature 12 European teams and be played every four years from 2025.
The game’s global governing body has been criticised by a domestic leagues group over a lack of consultation over the new Club World Cup, but the European Club Association (ECA) has now endorsed it, along with Fifa’s plans to introduce an annual match between the Champions League winners and the team which wins an intercontinental play-off tournament and a Women’s Club World Cup.
The ECA’s new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fifa runs until the end of 2030, also recognises ECA support for the new international match calendar approved by the Fifa Council earlier this month.
The MoU on the calendar is crucial to the functioning of the club-country relationship as it governs the release of players for international dates.
