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Club World Cup - Summer 2025
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Citizen of Legoland
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The proper World Cup has had some big wins as well though so it will only be a problem if it becomes too regular a thing. However chances are it will because of the way club teams will be more used to playing together than international teams that change more often and only come together a month or so before the tournament.Bayern 10 - 0 Auckland pretty much sums up this competition!
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It's a World Cup of the best clubs from global regions (strong and weak). In the last 16 it will get very competitive. I am enjoying it like a World Cup but I wonder what the effect will be on City in our domestic season. It could be good and bad. As a footballing spectacle it will be brilliant.Bayern 10 - 0 Auckland pretty much sums up this competition!
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But it doesn't does it. Although Auckland are an amateur side they are in the competition on merit being the best side over the last 4 years from the Oceania confederation and FIFA insisted that all confederations be represented.Bayern 10 - 0 Auckland pretty much sums up this competition!
It's not their fault they came up against Bayern. It was always going to be a battering. They are also guaranteed a minimum of $4M which Auckland have said they are putting the majority of that into grass roots football in that region which can only be good for football in the future
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The only good thing about this competition is the prize money
Load of shite, otherwise
Load of shite, otherwise
Like putting someone who won a race at their school sports day in the olympicsBut it doesn't does it. Although Auckland are an amateur side they are in the competition on merit being the best side over the last 4 years from the Oceania confederation and FIFA insisted that all confederations be represented.
It's not their fault they came up against Bayern. It was always going to be a battering. They are also guaranteed a minimum of $4M which Auckland have said they are putting the majority of that into grass roots football in that region which can only be good for football in the future
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Told you all it was a joke competition
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Even in the old format Auckland would of been in that competition as well. The difference is they are coming up against much better opposition but getting a much better payoutLike putting someone who won a race at their school sports day in the olympics
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Has the team left for Philadelphia already?
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The constant sneering from the British press and media at this competition is tiresome and reminiscent of the attitude of the haughty British towards the World Cup and European Cup when they were launched. But perhaps if any of the Red Shirt Cartel were involved it might be different?
Also constant claims by the same British media that no one is interested and that attendances would be poor is somewhat at odds with the impressive crowds for the opening games and TV audiences from the rest of the world.
Also constant claims by the same British media that no one is interested and that attendances would be poor is somewhat at odds with the impressive crowds for the opening games and TV audiences from the rest of the world.
The rags and dippers are not in it.Hard to know why they didn't cover it. A world cup of clubs is obviously going to be huge.
It’s driven by a desire to have clubs from all over the world in it. There are bound to be minnows in the group games.The proper World Cup has had some big wins as well though so it will only be a problem if it becomes too regular a thing. However chances are it will because of the way club teams will be more used to playing together than international teams that change more often and only come together a month or so before the tournament.
Obviously psg v atletico falls into that category????Told you all it was a joke competition
There are one sided matches in all competitions .Told you all it was a joke competition
Cobwebcat
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They will probably end up doing a maximum of three teams per league rather than two.
Told you all it was a joke competition
That's a premature generalisation. The knock-out stages will be good, especially from the quarters where the quality will match that of the CL.
Imagine the potential semis:
PSG vs Real
City vs Bayern.
Those would be mouth-watering games. The interest will go through the roof. I predict that, say, a Real vs City final will break viewing records for club competitions.
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Lord Blue
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yeah, we hadn't quite mastered the magical art of a 3-2 comeback back thenI was there with my Dad. First ever trip to Wembley.
Only game ever where I felt that we won but didn’t such was the comeback.
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Fuck not a good start to the trip, aircraft aborted take off in Manchester, never had that before, hopefully won’t miss connecting flight or we are fucked.