Despite having a guaranteed place in the new Club World Cup in 2025, Real Madrid will not participate in the tournament. Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the Spanish club, claimed that the reason was financial.
“A single Real Madrid match is worth 20 million euros (R$115 million) and FIFA wants to pay this amount for the entire tournament. Just like us, other clubs will refuse the invitation,” he told the Italian newspaper The newspaper.
“FIFA can forget us. The players and clubs will not participate in this tournament”, he added.
🗣️ “¡CARLETTO, CARLETTO!”
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Real Madrid won their place in the new Club World Cup by beating Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final, played on June 1st. For this competition, 29 out of 32 clubs are already classified, such as: Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense, River Plate, Manchester City, Chelsea and Bayern.
The new Club World Cup will take place in 2025, in the United States, between June 15th and July 13th. The format will be the same as the last editions of the World Cup. The only difference is that there will be no third place competition.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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