AIC, the Italian Footballers Association, backs FIFPro’s claims against the Club World Cup and urges FIFA to ‘engage in serious and transparent dialogue with the players’ associations.’The

Only eight teams remain as the pressure mounts heading into the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-finals. The final two group games delivered major twists, with Real Madrid edging Juventus 1-0 in a tense encounter, and Dortmund battling past Monterrey 2-1 to shape a thrilling next round.

Before the game, President Donald Trump told a reporter that he had been gifted the trophy and that it was sitting in the Oval Office

Behind the glitz and glamour of marquee matches and billion-dollar valuations, one pressing concern has quietly grown louder with each match: player safety under extreme weather conditions.

Yes, it’s fair to say the newly-expanded 2025 Club World Cup was a football tournament unlike any other. Here a selection of The Athletic ’s writers on the ground in U.S. reflect on the best and worst of the event,

Real Madrid takes on Juventus on Tuesday, June 30, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET or 6 p.m. PT. That makes it a 2 a.m. BST start in the UK and an 11 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia on Wednesday morning.