This Monday, Real Madrid rejected the idea of not participating in the FIFA Club World Cup, indicating that it was “never” in question and that it views the new competition with great pride and enthusiasm.
“Real Madrid FC announces that its participation in the new Club World Cup, which will be organized by FIFA next season 2024/2025, has never been in doubt,” the Spanish club said on its official page.
The merengue reaction came after Italian daily Il Giornale reported statements from coach Carlo Ancelotti rejecting Real Madrid’s participation in the new club competition and criticizing the prizes on offer.
“FIFA can forget about this, players and clubs will not participate in this tournament. One Real Madrid game costs 20 million euros, and FIFA wants to allocate this amount for the entire tournament. Negative. Just like us, other clubs will refuse to participate in the tournament. invitation,” the coach said.
In a note published this afternoon, Real Madrid not only guarantee participation, but also says that it is approaching it with the desire to make its fans around the world “dream of a new title”, while Ancelotti himself on his social media networks, he said that he was misunderstood.
The new Club World Cup, the first to expand its model to 32 teams from all confederations including Benfica and Porto, is scheduled to run from June 15 to July 13, 2025 in the United States.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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