Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma warned Wednesday that the newly crowned European champions were “hungry” for more success at the Club World Cup as they prepared to face Brazil’s Botafogo.
Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said Lionel Messi would be fit to face Porto at the Club World Cup on Thursday, despite showing signs of discomfort in training
Phil Foden scored inside two minutes to set Manchester City on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.
The 39-year-old Spanish great Sergio Ramos scored as Monterrey held Inter Milan 1-1 in a hard-fought FIFA Club World Cup Group E opener.
Mamelodi Sundowns got off to a winning start at the Club World Cup with a 1-0 victory over South Korean side Ulsan HD on Tuesday in a match delayed by a weather warning and played before largely empty stands.
The Club World Cup is underway, but empty seats, underwhelmed fans, and exhausted players reveal a tournament that has arrived before it’s ready, writes Dylan Johnson.
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso knows the Club World Cup will be a huge test of his side’s credentials and believes making it out of the group stage would be “an incredible achievement”.
PSG laid down an ominous marker on their march towards global domination at the FIFA Club World Cup by thrashing Atletico Madrid in their opening match of the competition.
Freshly crowned kings of Europe, PSG have arrived in the US for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA’s lucrative new competition as a serious objective.
After Real Madrid’s hopes of major silverware faded the Club World Cup has taken on far greater importance and will provide an insight into Xabi Alonso’s strategy.