FIFA Club World Cup: "Never any question regarding our participation" (Real Madrid CF)

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) "would like to announce that at no time has there been any question regarding our participation in the new Club World Cup to be organised by FIFA in the coming 2024-25 season. Our club will therefore take part, as planned, in this official competition and we are proud and excited to be involved in it and we will once again inspire our millions of fans all over the world with another trophy," announced the Spanish club on 10/06/2024.

The club reacted to the comments made the same day by its coach Carlo Ancelotti in the Italian newspaper Il Giornale. "FIFA has forgotten that footballers and clubs will not be taking part in this tournament. A single Real Madrid match is worth €20m and FIFA wants to give us that amount for the whole competition. Negative. Like us, other clubs will refuse the invitation," said the Italian, who recently won the Spanish league and the 2023-24 Champions League with Real Madrid, one of the 29 clubs that have already qualified for the "Mundial de Clubes FIFA" (see below).

This first 32-team FIFA Club World Cup will take place…