Club World Cup

[TheStig]

How is this not good if Barca doesn't have to play in this shit? It's amazing and our biggest advatage next season. Just hope Laporta doesn't send our team on some preseason tour when the CWC starts to compensate what we lost with not qualifying. Was there any news when our preseason starts yet?

 

[khaled_a_d]

No, but it will be in Eastern Asia.

 

[Porque]

How is this not good if Barca doesn't have to play in this shit? It's amazing and our biggest advatage next season. Just hope Laporta doesn't send our team on some preseason tour when the CWC starts to compensate what we lost with not qualifying. Was there any news when our preseason starts yet?

Not good for the players I mean. Especially those like Dembele who will do CL, WCW, next season and then WC.

 

[Windhook]

It's great from financial perspective, about 100m prize money reported for the winner, but the overload on players is concerning. I read recently Real Madrid plan to field their reserves, so it's not exactly the reputation Infantino desires to overshadow UEFA, Champions League and Ceferin.

Imagine Barca players participating in this Euro 2024, Olympics 2024, WCW 2025, WC 2026 non-stop football cycle.

 

[Maradona37]

Is anyone going to watch this?

Other confederations fans are very excited about it, but understandably with Europe being club football's epicentre by a country mile (and we can debate the rights and wrongs of this), the European sides likely see this as an inconvenience. Some might take it seriously. Others might play weaker squads.

It's clearly just about making money for FIFA. However, I still feel that as football, and as a prelude to the World Cup being played at some of the times and in some of the venues for next summer, it might be worth watching some of it.

I don't think it's worth staying up til 5 am on a weekday to watch a game, but games at 8pm BST or CEST on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night? Why not watch?

Might be worth giving it a go, if for no other reason than to see how the first ever CWC the size of a national teams' World Cup pans out.

 

[soul24rage]

Is anyone going to watch this?

Other confederations fans are very excited about it, but understandably with Europe being club football's epicentre by a country mile (and we can debate the rights and wrongs of this), the European sides likely see this as an inconvenience. Some might take it seriously. Others might play weaker squads.

It's clearly just about making money for FIFA. However, I still feel that as football, and as a prelude to the World Cup being played at some of the times and in some of the venues for next summer, it might be worth watching some of it.

I don't think it's worth staying up til 5 am on a weekday to watch a game, but games at 8pm BST or CEST on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night? Why not watch?

Might be worth giving it a go, if for no other reason than to see how the first ever CWC the size of a national teams' World Cup pans out.

I'm going to be seeing it as I'm excited to see South American clubs face off European clubs (and of course, Inter Miami as well although they are doing really terrible right now)

You don't see games like Inter Milan vs River Plate and Boca Jrs. vs Bayern often.

 

[Maradona37]

Starts tonight (or early morning for us in Britain). Bumping for later.

 

[Barcaman]

It went from 2 teams to 32. One day/match to whole month of clownery.

I know people are going to watch it (because there is no other football available) but it's still ridiculous.

 

[Loki]

Fuck this shit. I rather have a football free summer and recharge my excitement for the new season, instead of watching football non stop 365 days/y like on an assembly line. I'm very happy Barca doesn't participate here, so I can ignore it. Sadly, it will change for the next tournament.

 

[Maradona37]

It went from 2 teams to 32. One day/match to whole month of clownery.

I know people are going to watch it (because there is no other football available) but it's still ridiculous.

Fuck sake, read this quote on Redcafe. This can't be for real. They are taking the piss. All about money.

'Fifa will hold a consultation about expanding the Club World Cup to 48 teams in 2029 if this summer’s edition is successful, after lobbying from clubs who failed to qualify for the new $1bn (£740m) tournament.
The 32-team competition kicks off in the US on Saturday and the winners will receive up to $125.8m (£93.2m) in participation and prize money for playing seven matches. That is about £25m less than Paris Saint-Germain banked from Uefa for their 17-game Champions League-winning campaign, leading to concerns from clubs who have missed out.
Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Milan are among the big clubs with large fanbases who have not qualified and unless Fifa lifts its cap of 12 European entrants, expansion is the only way to ensure more European competitors'

 

[Maradona37]

Fuck this shit. I rather have a football free summer and recharge my excitement for the new season, instead of watching football non stop 365 days/y like on an assembly line. I'm very happy Barca doesn't participate here, so I can ignore it. Sadly, it will change for the next tournament.

You should watch the Swimming world championships at end of July.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Fuck this shit. I rather have a football free summer and recharge my excitement for the new season, instead of watching football non stop 365 days/y like on an assembly line. I'm very happy Barca doesn't participate here, so I can ignore it. Sadly, it will change for the next tournament.

I am happy our players can have some time off. The season is super intense as it is.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Fuck sake, read this quote on Redcafe. This can't be for real. They are taking the piss. All about money.

'Fifa will hold a consultation about expanding the Club World Cup to 48 teams in 2029 if this summer’s edition is successful, after lobbying from clubs who failed to qualify for the new $1bn (£740m) tournament.
The 32-team competition kicks off in the US on Saturday and the winners will receive up to $125.8m (£93.2m) in participation and prize money for playing seven matches. That is about £25m less than Paris Saint-Germain banked from Uefa for their 17-game Champions League-winning campaign, leading to concerns from clubs who have missed out.
Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Milan are among the big clubs with large fanbases who have not qualified and unless Fifa lifts its cap of 12 European entrants, expansion is the only way to ensure more European competitors'

What a joke. Competition to donate Madrid 120mil.

 

[khaled_a_d]

It went from 2 teams to 32. One day/match to whole month of clownery.

thf, 2 teams became shit and undeserved, gone are the days SA clubs will piss on other champions.

The old format was fairly good though.

But most fans hated new CL format but after the season they loved it. So, let's see.

 

[Messi983]

It went from 2 teams to 32. One day/match to whole month of clownery.

I know people are going to watch it (because there is no other football available) but it's still ridiculous.

U19 and U21 Euros going on. Also Women's Euro starts in July.

In CWC I will only watch groups A (Messi vs Tigrinho) and B (interested to see how my MLS team Seattle will do but they were unlucky to be drawn into the toughest possible group with PSG, Atleti and Botafogo so don't expect much). Might see a game or two of Madrid to see what Xabi is cooking but then probably won't watch much before QF or so.