US EditionExpanded Club World Cup Is Football's Worst Idea, Says Klopp
- On 28 June 2025, former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp criticised the expanded Club World Cup held every four years during preseason as harmful to players.
- Klopp highlighted that the tournament adds strain to an already packed calendar, noting players get less rest and face health risks from overloading.
- He explained there is no true recovery, physical or mental, for players involved and warned the winner will be the worst ever due to continuous play all summer.
- Klopp remarked that the team winning the tournament will face a tough challenge, having competed continuously throughout the summer before immediately returning to league matches, and he cautioned that injuries are likely to occur during or following the competition.
- This criticism suggests the expanded Club World Cup could worsen player welfare and undermine football's value without proper breaks and recovery time.
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Former player Oribe Peralta was strongly criticized on social media after backing players who complain about the excess of matches that was accentuated by the creation of the new FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held every 4 years onward.It all started after the ‘Russian’ Damián Zamogilny, former footballer and TUDN analyst, criticized the words of Raphina (FC Barcelona), who said that the players had decided that there was no tournament to ha…
Jürgen Klopp sharply criticizes the club World Cup in the USA and warns against the consequences for the players and football.
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