Club World Cup

OneStepBeyond said:
Starts on Sunday.

I take it we'll all be staying up to watch the huge clash between Botafogo and the Seattle Sounders at 3am on Monday??

Really hope this tournament gets f'cked off after one year or the players that are playing are completely exhausted come the start of the season and thus forcing the clubs to reject a future invite.
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a very eurocentric view - that game is a 10pm kick off in Brazil on a Sunday night - prime time for a Brazilian audience
 
stan007 said:
a very eurocentric view - that game is a 10pm kick off in Brazil on a Sunday night - prime time for a Brazilian audience
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You've actually raised another point around the quality of the teams participating. Neither of those 3am KO teams are current champions of anything.

They'll probably be soon though given their budgets are about to be massively inflated through participation money as mentioned above.
 
The tournament that no one wanted aside from the FIFA Presidents .. love to know if the viewing figures reflect the empty seats in the stadiums!
 
Kyle Seasider said:
Only watched the second half, but if anyone thinks the European teams are taking this seriously and not as glorified friendlies, I think this game put that to bed.
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Just wait until the knock out stages. Bet they do. PSG for instance will certainly want that trophy to sit alongside the European Cup.
 
Macseasider said:
Just wait until the knock out stages. Bet they do. PSG for instance will certainly want that trophy to sit alongside the European Cup.
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You may be right, the money alone should be a motivation for them. The players get $24m to split between them if they win it.
 
I was predisposed to dislike this with the money angle and that I like to have a break from football in the summer. I've actually found myself watching it though and quite enjoying it. It's something different.
I suppose I better try the Hundred as well hadn't I? 😊
 
PNENIL said:
I was predisposed to dislike this with the money angle and that I like to have a break from football in the summer. I've actually found myself watching it though and quite enjoying it. It's something different.
I suppose I better try the Hundred as well hadn't I?
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It's nice to see teams like Boca, River Plate, Palmeiras etc. We rarely get to see South American club sides.
 
Ridiculous sending off. He's sliding, won the ball, cleared it and if anything, the other player arrived late.
 
tommytwojags said:
I'm not a great fan of this tournament for a number of reasons, but it is interesting to compare styles of football. European v US, Middle East v South America etc. I don't expect the goal-less first game will endear football to the US crowds. Looking forward to the PSG v Athletico game today.
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Americans are definitely turned off by scoreless games they just don't understand the concept of a 0-0 game. If you look at their main sports NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL there is always multiple scoring in each game and there is always a winner.

Having said that soccer has gained in popularity because of increased coverage on NBC, ESPN and Fox of the major European Leagues. This World Club Cup will probably get higher attendances as it reaches the final stages and it will be interesting when the big European clubs meet the South American teams.
 
I think that the longer this competition goes, the more its obvious that some clubs ans players would rather be anywhere else. Watched the Chelsea game tonight and they couldn't care less. There have been some good games dont get me wrong, but its really starting to resemble a pre season friendly competition now.
 
Talking of USA 🇺🇸 ticket pricing, they are implying "Dynamic Pricing" for tbhe F.IF.A World Cup Second General Sale.

Intending to go and see at least an England game or two (Providing we qualify !!), not sure how ticket sales will go. T.B.H.

The logistics are a nightmare, its like a tournament being held accross the whole of Europe!!

I for one certainly can't afford to sonthe whole tournament !!!!

I went to the WC's in France,Germany,Russia & Brazil.......all real football experiences.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🧡
I also went to South Africa which wasn't as good and Qatar, which from a football perspective was SHITE 💩.

Will NOT be going to Saudi, thats for sure!!!
 
Watching the Dortmund game and this is probably the best I've seen Jobe Bellingham play. I only watched him a few times for Sunderland and he never really stood out. Today he has ran the MF.
 
Kyle Seasider said:
I think that the longer this competition goes, the more its obvious that some clubs ans players would rather be anywhere else. Watched the Chelsea game tonight and they couldn't care less. There have been some good games dont get me wrong, but its really starting to resemble a pre season friendly competition now.
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Next time a big club - let's call them Manchester City - complains about fixture congestion and tiredness, remind them that they chose to put their players through this. They did it just for the money too, because this competition proves nothing about who the best clubs in the world are.
 
contraryalf said:
Next time a big club - let's call them Manchester City - complains about fixture congestion and tiredness, remind them that they chose to put their players through this. They did it just for the money too, because this competition proves nothing about who the best clubs in the world are.
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I had this conversation with a lad from work yesterday and he said how can this be about who the best club in the world is, when the Champions of England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Argentina aren't there. He's bang on with that, Barcelona were clearly the best Spanish club in every competition for gods sake. Even a club like Arsenal who were better in the league and Champions league than City aren't there, Bayern Leverkusen have been great for the past 2 seasons aren't there. Its a money grab and I can't wait for Pep to start going on about fixture congestion again, the comment section will be entertaining.
 
Juve v Wydad; currently 2-1 and quite entertaining.
Two cracking goals.

Wydad pulled one back resulted in multiple flares from their fans, causing the game to be halted! 😜
 
What does the winner do? An open top bus parade? Think they might as well hire 5 Ubers for all the interest they'd get!
 
I loved the women's Euro last time. I guess I'll enjoy it this time if England are doing well.

Obviously I don't make the horrible error of comparing to the men's game which is about as futile of comparing League 1 to the Prem or Champions League.
 
FIFA are throwing a $1,000~$3,000 per ticket Club World Cup ‘official celebration’ party, giving you the chance to throw some shapes on the dance floor with Gianni Infantino.
You'd make it all back in free cocaine and bribes (allegedly).

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