Rumors of a cancellation of the Club World Cup have been rife for quite some time. Will this project, very dear to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, finally take place in 2025 or not? Will he have to swallow his pride? The sulphurous Javier Tebas, fierce opponent of the competition, has just reinforced the questions about the future of this FIFA tournament.
“FIFA should throw in the towel”, says Javier Tebas!
« This question of giving clubs what they promised does not seem to be resolved yet, noted Javier Tebas. And at FIFA manages to give the big European clubs the participation of the 40 or 50 million that we are talking about, it will have to explain how it did it. When (FIFA) knows that it is not getting the money it expected, when everyone is opposed to this competition, FIFA should throw in the towele »he believes.
And the least we can say is that the closer the date gets, the more these financial and logistical difficulties still do not seem to be resolved. Negotiations with broadcasters or sponsors have so far come up against financial disagreements.
Not to mention the fact that European clubs are becoming more and more reluctant to take part due to the overloaded schedule.
This complaint against FiFA to the European authorities
For the president of LaLiga, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association “ endangers the physical and mental health of its participants. And this affects the value of national competitions, which affects all players.”
THE European Leagues and the FIFPRO Europe unionfiled with LaLiga a complaint against FIFA to the European Commission concerning the way in which the body chaired by Gianni Infantino imposes the international calendar of matches, in particular with the addition of the new Club World Cup.
Club World Cup canceled? La Liga boss Tebas gives worrying news
During his interview at The Teamthe boss of Spanish professional football assured that he was “not not sure » that the celebration of the Club World Cup, scheduled from June 15 to July 13, 2025 in the United States with 32 teams, “ will take place ».
Tabes once again appealed to Gianni Infantino: “ Everyone is against this competition, FIFA should give up on it. »he estimated during his trip to Monaco for Sportel, the international sports business meeting.
In the process, he did not fail to criticize “the lack of elegance of Real Madridwho prevented all his players from going to the ceremony on Monday evening. Ballon d’Or.«
