"Misunderstood"
Real Madrid call off Carlo Ancelotti
Champions League winners Real Madrid have reacted to coach Carlo Ancelotti's allegedly critical comments on the Club World Cup and ruled out a boycott of the competition.
. "Real Madrid announces that its participation in the new Club World Cup, which will be organized by FIFA next season 2024/2025, has never been questioned," the club said in a statement on Monday.
"Misunderstood"
Ancelotti had previously been quoted as saying: "FIFA forgets that players and clubs will not take part in this tournament. Just like us, other clubs will also turn down the invitation," the Real coach is reported to have told the Italian daily newspaper "Il Giornale": "A single Real Madrid game is worth 20 million and FIFA wants to give us that amount for the entire cup. Negative."
Ancelotti later clarified to X that he had been misunderstood in the conversation. "Nothing is further from my interest than to turn down the opportunity to participate in a tournament that I believe could be a great opportunity to continue fighting for major titles with Real Madrid," Ancelotti wrote on Monday afternoon.
According to the club's statement, a boycott of the Club World Cup is not an issue at all. "Therefore, our club will participate as planned in this official competition, which we will face with pride and the greatest enthusiasm to make our millions of fans around the world dream again with a new title," Real announced.
New Club World Cup
From next year, the reformed Club World Cup will be held with 32 teams instead of the current seven. The new tournament, planned to take place every four years, will replace the previous mini-World Cup. FIFA has rejected criticism of the expanded tournament and insists that it will be held in the summer of 2025. The four-week tournament from June 15 to July 13 in the USA will be played in eight groups of four followed by a knockout phase. Red Bull Salzburg have also qualified through their success in the European Cup.
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