Club World Cup - Summer 2025

ninjamonkey said:
Not watched anything but but we've had a dull 0-0 followed by a 10-0 trounching that was probably just as dull due to how one-sided it was.

Remember folks, this is the world's best club tournament with the world's best clubs battling to be crowned the world's best team...
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Rome wasn’t built in a day. Look at the scores in the first round of the inaugural European cup, now the Champion’s League, in 1955.

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Many of the teams viewed it as an inconvenience. 1960 Real Madrid beat Eintract Frankfurt 7-3.

Will take time, but in 50 odd years this may be classed as the most prestigious club football title in world football.
 
warpig said:
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Look at the scores in the first round of the inaugural European cup, now the Champion’s League, in 1955.

en.m.wikipedia.org

1955–56 European Cup - Wikipedia

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Many of the teams viewed it as an inconvenience. Will take time, but in 50 odd years this may be classed as the most prestigious club football title in world football.
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Given the ridiculous amounts of money involved, and the full backing of FIFA, it could also lead to the death of the PL and other elite leagues within the next 10 years.

It's got the potential to be the Super League 'American style', and none of the 'elite' clubs are likely to say no to it.
 
Lavinda Past said:
Given the ridiculous amounts of money involved, and the full backing of FIFA, it could also lead to the death of the PL and other elite leagues within the next 10 years.

It's got the potential to be the Super League 'American style', and none of the 'elite' clubs are likely to say no to it.
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A competition held every 4 years isn't going to result in the death of anything.
 
moomba said:
A competition held every 4 years isn't going to result in the death of anything.
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It's just another batch of unnecessary fixtures, benefiting no-one but the biggest clubs.
If it's a success in financial terms, it will quickly replace something else as an annual competition if the owners see big profits.
Every elite club will want to be at the trough.
 
Lavinda Past said:
It's just another batch of unnecessary fixtures, benefiting no-one but the biggest clubs.
If it's a success in financial terms, it will quickly replace something else as an annual competition if the owners see big profits.
Every elite club will want to be at the trough.
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You could say the champions league is a batch of unnecessary fixtures benefiting no-one but the biggest clubs as well.

It'll stay a four year comp, I think it will end up being a very prestigious comp, bit it'll be so because it comes around once every four years.
 
With our 2nd game being 2am, will there be a way to watch a repeat at 7am instead so I can just not check the result and watch when I wake up instead of having to wake up in the middle of the night?
 
chesterbells said:
But players break is after it. I thought for every (country) World Cup it’s always counted as part of the preceding season (?), and players have their break after those too.
Happy to be corrected, but I’d always thought it was that way around …
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I think Pep said it’s classed as next season. I don’t actually know to be honest.
 
moomba said:
You could say the champions league is a batch of unnecessary fixtures benefiting no-one but the biggest clubs as well.

It'll stay a four year comp, I think it will end up being a very prestigious comp, bit it'll be so because it comes around once every four years.
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There will probably be a European Super League of some style in the next 10 years. It's what the majority of 'elite' owners already want, and it's clear that the CL is moving in that direction with it's increased numbers and league format.

As such, I can see the CL (and other continental elite tournaments worldwide) eventually becoming the pathway to the CWC on an annual basis, if FIFA believes the public interest is there (which it will be).

It's only about money. Greed is killing the game.
 
Lavinda Past said:
There will probably be a European Super League of some style in the next 10 years. It's what the majority of 'elite' owners already want, and it's clear that the CL is moving in that direction with it's increased numbers and league format.

As such, I can see the CL (and other continental elite tournaments worldwide) eventually becoming the pathway to the CWC on an annual basis, if FIFA believes the public interest is there (which it will be).

It's only about money. Greed is killing the game.
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There may well be some form of super league in a few years but it won't happen all of a sudden because this comp is happening.
 
jrb said:
Bayern scored 10.

A scoreline like that really doesn't add any legitimacy to the tournament.
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Just remind me how many did the Germans beat Brasil by on their own patch.
If you don't support the tournament just say so.
 
Silva61 said:
Just remind me how many did the Germans beat Brasil by on their own patch.
If you don't support the tournament just say so.
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What a stupid comparison.

You'll be glad to know I support City in any tournament they play in, regardless of the tournaments credibility.

I was at the 'Full Members' Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley in 1986.
 
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