Club World Cup: call for tenders for TV rights in Europe & sub-Saharan Africa (2025 & 2029)
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has launched a call for tenders for the broadcasting rights to the 2025 and 2029 editions of the new Club World Cup for Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, on 27/08/2024.
"Media organisations looking to take part in the process can request the invitation to tender (ITT) by e-mailing FCWC-media-rights@fifa.org. The deadline for submissions is 11:00 CET
Central European Time
on Tuesday, 24/09/2024," said FIFA. The world governing body previously launched a similar call for tenders for the Americas, Asia and MENA
Middle East and North Africa
on 15/07/2024. The deadline for bids was Tuesday 20/08/2024 at 16:00 CET.
The 2025 edition will be the first in the new Club World Cup format and will take place in the United States from 15/06 to 13/07/2025. It will initially comprise a group stage with eight groups of four teams competing in a single-elimination mini-league format. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the Round of 16, which will open a knockout phase leading to the final.
Mundial de Clubes FIFA 2025: 30 of the 32 teams have already been decided
Africa - 4 teams
• Via champions pathway (CAF Champions League) - 3 teams
2020-21, 2022-23 and 2023-24: Al Ahly SC (EGY)
2021-22: Wydad AC (MAR)
• Via ranking pathway - 2 teams
ES Tunis (TUN)
Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
Asia - 4 teams
• Via champions pathway (AFC Champions League) - 3 teams
2021: Al Hilal SFC (KSA)
2022: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
2023-24: Al Ain (UAE)
• Via ranking pathway - 1 team
Ulsan HD FC (KOR)
Europe - 12 teams
• Via Champions pathway (UEFA Champions League) - 3 teams
2020-21: Chelsea FC (ENG)
2021-22 and 2023-24: Real Madrid CF (ESP)
2022-23: Manchester City FC (ENG)
• Via ranking pathway - 9 teams
FC Bayern Munich (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
FC Inter Milan (ITA)
FC Porto (POR)
SL Benfica (POR)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Juventus FC (ITA)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
FC Salzburg (AUT)
North, Central America & Caribbean - 4 teams
• Via champions pathway (Concacaf Champions Cup)
2021: CF Monterrey (MEX)
2022: Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
2023: Club León (MEX)
2024: Pachuca (MEX)
Oceania - 1 team
• Via ranking pathway
Auckland City FC (NZL)
South America - 6 teams
• Via champions pathway (CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores) - 4 teams
2021: SE Palmeiras (BRA)
2022: CR Flamengo (BRA)
2023: Fluminense FC (BRA)
2024: to be confirmed
• Via ranking pathway - 2 teams including 1 to be confirmed
River Plate (ARG)
Club Atletico Boca Juniors (BRA)
An additional team from South America and a representative of the host country have yet to be confirmed.
FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Founded: 1904
Headquarters: Zurich (Switzerland)
Workforce (on 31/12/2023): 953
Member federations: 211
• Revenue 2023 (first year of the four-year cycle 2023-2026): $1,170m
• Net result 2023: -$578m
• Reserves on 31/12/2023: $3.565bn
Composition of the FIFA Council:
• President: Gianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland), since 26/02/2016, re-elected by acclamation in Paris (FRA) on 05/06/2019 and in Kigali (RWA) on 16/03/2023
• First vice-president: Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
• Vice-presidents: Debbie Hewitt (England), Alejandro Dominguez (Paraguay), Victor Montagliani (Canada), Aleksander Ceferin (Slovenia), Ahmad Ahmad (Madagascar), Sándor Csányi (Hungary) and Lambert Maltock (Vanuatu).
• Members:
- AFC: Kohzo Tashima (Japan), Mariano V. Araneta Jr. (Philippines), Hamad Khalifa Al Thani (Qatar), Haji Hamidin Bin Haji Mohd Amin (Malaysia), Yasser Almisehal (Saudi Arabia), Kanya Keomany (Laos)
- CAF: Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco), Hany Abo Rida (Egypt), Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania), Djibrilla Hima Hamidou (Niger), Hassan Waberi (Djibouti), Kanizat Ibrahim (Comoros)
- Concacaf: Sonia Fulford (Turks et Caicos), Luis Hernandez (Cuba), Yon de Luisa (Mexico), Rodolfo Villalobos (Costa Rica)
- CONMEBOL: Ednaldo Rodrigues (Brazil), Maria Sol Munoz (Ecuator), Ramon Jesurun (Colombia), Ignacio Alonso (Uruguay)
- OFC: Rajesh Patel (Fiji) and Johanna Wood (New Zealand)
- UEFA: Evelina Christillin (Italy), Georgios Koumas (Cyprus), Dejan Savicevic (Montenegro), Fernando Gomes (Portugal), Razvan Burleanu (Romania) and Bernd Neuendorf (Germany)
• Secretary General: Mattias Grafström (Sweden/Netherlands) succeeded Fatma Samoura (Senegal) on 04/10/2023, as interim secretary general. Formally appointed as Secretary General on 15/05/2024
• Deputy Secretary General:
- Alasdair Bell (United Kingdom): commercial and administrative side
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