Club World Cup - Summer 2025

cptaidan88 said:
Not seen it stated but I would imagine if we play in Seattle's group, all our group games will be in Seattle or California. Similar if we are in Miami's group, I'd expect no game to be further north than Orlando, or Atlanta at a push.
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It is an odd one as only 4 group games and final pre-determined, and there are so many conditions plus the demand from Europe to have the big games in the east. Atlanta is as bad as rest, it is difficult to see how it can planned to minimise travel for all teams.

I think there will be the draw then a long wait to determine all the venues, dates and times. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a week.
 
dadnlad said:
Shouty will be deverstated as just this morning screaming it should be scrapped as no TV deal and just how did these two qualify for it
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And the flute wanted to know if there was anyone that would actually be watching it.
 
Apparently, and I'm sure this will fall apart, I'm going on the corporate trip. Lots of City fans out there who want a backhander for "corporate entertainment" like with Porto based on our tender.

I'd say they're all cunts but 90% sure they post on here too tbh
 
I may be going off on a tangent here, but new competitions like this and the ESL are doing themselves no harm by pledging to make all games free-to-air. I'd be interested to see what ticket prices are like for the CWC. Obviously the exchange rate can skew what is/isn't reasonable, but organisers can win people over with reasonable prices.
 
Damocles said:
Apparently, and I'm sure this will fall apart, I'm going on the corporate trip. Lots of City fans out there who want a backhander for "corporate entertainment" like with Porto based on our tender.

I'd say they're all cunts but 90% sure they post on here too tbh
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Sorry, I dont understand your post.
Is there a corporate/City trip planned?
What tender?
 
Just read a piece on the BBC website about this competition. It's the most contrived "competition" I've ever seen, teams 'selected' to take part rather than winning anything in particular to qualify, engineered to generate money every four years and nothing else. I get it that the clubs stand to make money but I'd love it if City and maybe a couple of other "big" teams declined to take part. It's been heading this way for a while but football is becoming an 'entertainment show' rather than a sport. I'd much rather watch a plucky lower league team play CIty in the FA Cup after winning their way through the rounds than Inter Miami play City because it's "box office' and Inter Miami have Messi.
 
Just read a piece on the BBC website about this competition. It's the most contrived "competition" I've ever seen, teams 'selected' to take part rather than winning anything in particular to qualify, engineered to generate money every four years and nothing else. I get it that the clubs stand to make money but I'd love it if City and maybe a couple of other "big" teams declined to take part. It's been heading this way for a while but football is becoming an 'entertainment show' rather than a sport. I'd much rather watch a plucky lower league team play CIty in the FA Cup after winning their way through the rounds than Inter Miami play City because it's "box office' and Inter Miami have Messi. (Have posted this in the other CWC thread too as I wasn't sure which one)
 
Really_here said:
Just read a piece on the BBC website about this competition. It's the most contrived "competition" I've ever seen, teams 'selected' to take part rather than winning anything in particular to qualify, engineered to generate money every four years and nothing else. I get it that the clubs stand to make money but I'd love it if City and maybe a couple of other "big" teams declined to take part. It's been heading this way for a while but football is becoming an 'entertainment show' rather than a sport. I'd much rather watch a plucky lower league team play CIty in the FA Cup after winning their way through the rounds than Inter Miami play City because it's "box office' and Inter Miami have Messi.
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I stopped reading your post when I read BBC website....;)
 
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Cobwebcat said:
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This sounds a lot more likely than loss making DAZN spending huge sums on broadcasting this tournament. Effectively Saudi Arabia will be bankrolling it and getting FIFA off the hook as Infantino had said previously that it couldn't be financed out of reserves.



Edit: it's a down payment of the huge sums Saudi will be paying to get the 2034 World Cup
 
gloryhuntersince85 said:
we have the chance to be World Champions for 4 years! opportunity to be the 1st ever winners of this, Rags and Dippers haven't got that opportunity, seriously can't believe some people want us to opt out, a brand new trophy and it is a World Cup format, for me this is huge
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I'd rather we won a proper trophy in a proper competition, as you say Rags and Dippers aren't it it cos they weren't picked by the organisers.
 
gloryhuntersince85 said:
they never qualified as there can only be 2 representatives from each country and City & Chelsea qualify as UCL winners 2023 & 21
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Yep the only ones picked where the hosts. Really_here has read a poorly researched articl by the BBC and hasn't been following this at all for the past 2 years, where qualification was based on winning the CL of coefficient from CL only (not the minor UEFA trophies).

Whilst is to make money, like every football competition, If it was contrived to make as much money possible Barcelona and different clubs from Lancashire would be attending, not Salt Town and Benifca.
 
gloryhuntersince85 said:
we have the chance to be World Champions for 4 years! opportunity to be the 1st ever winners of this, Rags and Dippers haven't got that opportunity, seriously can't believe some people want us to opt out, a brand new trophy and it is a World Cup format, for me this is huge
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They’re also paying a fortune in prize money
 
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