FIFA Club World Cup
Association football tournament for clubs
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| February 13 2025 | DAZN announced that 18 matches would be available in Spanish on TelevisaUnivision's channels Univision, UníMas, and TUDN. |
| February 10 2025 | FIFA reported and implemented ticket price reductions for the Club World Cup due to low initial interest, lowering prices from as high as $2,200 for the final to around $300, while still maintaining a 10% cancellation fee for ticket exchanges. |
| February 4 2025 | Alajuelense filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA, Pachuca, and León regarding the multi-club ownership dispute for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. |
| January 31 2025 | Adidas revealed the official match ball for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, featuring a design with jagged-edged block patterns and deconstructed stars and stripes in red, white, and blue, reflecting the colors of the United States flag. |
| January 30 2025 | FIFA President Gianni Infantino and FIFPRO met to discuss fixture congestion concerns related to the Club World Cup expansion. |
| January 29 2025 | Announcement made that Robbie Williams would perform at the tournament, including a new song. |
| December 7 2024 | The full tournament match schedule, including venues and kick-off times, was finalized and published following the tournament draw. |
| December 5 2024 | FIFA Club World Cup draw held at Telemundo headquarters in Doral, Florida, led by Alessandro Del Piero and featuring a video message from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. The draw established eight groups (A-H) with teams from different confederations, following specific seeding and placement rules. |
| December 4 2024 | DAZN acquired global broadcasting rights to the tournament, with a requirement to stream all games for free and the option to sublicense rights to free-to-air TV channels. |
| November 2024 | Costa Rican club Alajuelense announced it had requested FIFA to enforce multi-club ownership rules to potentially disqualify either Pachuca or León from the tournament, threatening legal action. |
| November 30 2024 | Botafogo from Brazil qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores. |
| November 14 2024 | FIFA unveiled the new Club World Cup trophy. |
| November 10 2024 | Inter Miami CF was eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs by Atlanta United FC in the first round, despite their earlier selection for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. |
| October 19 2024 | Inter Miami CF from the United States qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield. |
| October 3 2024 | FIFA announced an optional transfer window from June 1–10 for member associations with clubs qualified for the tournament, allowing transfer activities during the Club World Cup period. |
| September 28 2024 | FIFA officially announced the selection of twelve venues in eleven cities for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup tournament, spanning locations across the United States including Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Seattle, Pasadena, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, and New Jersey. |
| September 19 2024 | FIFA called an emergency meeting to discuss broadcasting rights as a comprehensive deal had not yet been reached. |
| September 4 2024 | FIFA released the official tournament emblem and audio signature, with the emblem inspired by the ball, football history, and culture, featuring abstracted tournament initials in a circular icon. The official audio will feature Italian singer Gala's song 'Freed from Desire'. |
| August 22 2024 | Boca Juniors from Argentina qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as the second-best ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL 4-year ranking. |
| July 15 2024 | FIFA opened media rights tender for new top club competition in the Americas, Asia, and Middle East & North Africa for 2025 editions, following stalled negotiations with tech giant Apple over a potential $1 billion global rights deal. |
| June 13 2024 | FIFPRO announced that England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and France's Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNPF) submitted a legal claim with the Business Court in Brussels to protest the tournament. |
| June 1 2024 | Pachuca from Mexico qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. |
| May 2024 | FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum published a letter to FIFA calling for rescheduling of the tournament and reform of the FIFA International Match Calendar to provide more player rest time between major competitions. |
| May 14 2024 | River Plate from Argentina qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as the best-ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL 4-year ranking. |
| April 17 2024 | Red Bull Salzburg from Austria and Ulsan HD from Korea qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup based on ranking criteria. |
| April 16 2024 | Atlético Madrid from Spain qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup based on UEFA ranking. |
| March 12 2024 | Juventus from Italy qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup based on UEFA ranking. |
| March 6 2024 | Borussia Dortmund from Germany qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup based on UEFA ranking. |
| January 2024 | Reports indicated the tournament would primarily take place on the East Coast to be closer to European broadcasters and viewers, and to avoid conflicts with the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| January 17 2024 | Ulsan HD from Korea qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as the best-ranked eligible team in the AFC 4-year ranking. |
| December 17 2023 | Auckland City from New Zealand, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, and Benfica qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup based on various ranking criteria. |
| November 4 2023 | Fluminense from Brazil qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores. |
| June 2023 | Manchester City won its first FIFA Club World Cup title in the last tournament under the old format. |
| June 23 2023 | FIFA confirmed the United States would host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. |
| June 10 2023 | Manchester City from England qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. |
| June 4 2023 | León from Mexico qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. |
| May 25 2023 | Al Ain from United Arab Emirates qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League. |
| May 6 2023 | Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League. |
| March 14 2023 | FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament, outlining the qualification criteria for clubs from different confederations based on their performance between 2021 and 2024. |
| March 14 2023 | Multiple teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, including Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Al Ahly (Egypt), Monterrey (Mexico), Seattle Sounders FC (United States), Palmeiras (Brazil), Flamengo (Brazil), and Chelsea (England). |
| February 14 2023 | FIFA Council approved the slot allocation for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup tournament, awarding twelve slots to UEFA, six to CONMEBOL, four each to AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF, and one slot each to OFC and the host association. |
| 2022 | Finished third in the Premier League after an early title challenge. |
| 2022 | Eliminated from UEFA Champions League title defence in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Real Madrid. |
| 2022 | Eliminated from UEFA Champions League title defence in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Real Madrid. |
| 2022 | Finished third in the Premier League after an early title challenge. |
| May 30 2022 | The club's acquisition by the Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium was completed, with approval from the UK and Portuguese Governments, European Union, and Premier League. |
| May 30 2022 | The club's acquisition by the Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium was completed, with approval from the UK and Portuguese Governments, European Union, and Premier League. |
| May 28 2022 | Chelsea announced a 'final and definitive agreement' to sell the club to the Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium. |
| May 28 2022 | Chelsea announced a 'final and definitive agreement' to sell the club to the Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium. |
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