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Two masters clashed over the FIFA Club World Cup.
FIFA ambitiously operated on the Club World Cup with a shift in the idea of a new revenue model. Every year of the Club World Cup, continental champions and host countries participated and held on a small scale. Like this year's World Cup, 32 teams participated every four years to determine the best club in the world. The tournament is being held in the United States, where the North Korea-China World Cup will be held next year.
The Club World Cup, which opened last month, has only one game left. Lee Kang-in's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG, France) and Chelsea (England) will play the long-awaited final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at 4 a.m. on the 14th (Korea time).
However, there was a lot of talk about the Club World Cup. Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp pointed out that "the worst idea in football history"."
He added, `People who are not involved in the day-to-day work of football are coming up with ideas like the Club World Cup"There were Copa America and the Euro last year, the Club World Cup this year, and the World Cup next year. Players don't have time to recover properly physically and mentally. There is a huge prize money for clubs participating in the Club World Cup, but not all clubs benefit from this.
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Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger refuted. Asked about Klopp's comments on the 11th, Wenger, who is currently the head of FIFA's global football development, said, `I'm going to give a very boring answer to a very interesting question. Everyone has the right to have an opinion, and I don't agree with Klopp at all."
And "I think we need a club World Cup. If you ask all the clubs that have participated here, 100% will say they want to participate again. It's the best answer that shows what clubs think about the Club World Cup."The decisive question is whether fans will like it or not. We expected attendance to be lower than expected, but in reality it was much higher. The answer is right there."
The Club World Cup is a rehearsal stage for the 2026 North and Central American World Cup. Next year, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will co-host the World Cup, but most of the games will be played in the U.S.
Wenger said he learned a good lesson. He said "The heat was a problem in some games, but we tried to get over it by giving breaks and spraying the stadium with water at that time. Overall, I think we have learned a lot from that"Next year, there will be more roofed stadiums and TV viewing times will be more sensitive. At the same time, the weather can be a problem for anyone."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
