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Caoimhín Kelleher will line out against Aston Villa

Kelleher stays for quarter-final as Reds head to Qatar

Liverpool have confirmed they will take a near full-strength squad to Qatar for the Club World Cup later this month, with Caoimhín Kelleher staying behind to play in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.

Soccer • 05 Dec 19

Fabinho is out until January at the earliest

Liverpool's Fabinho out until the New Year

Liverpool will be without Brazilian midfielder Fabinho for their busy December period after it was confirmed that he suffered ankle ligament damage.

Soccer • 29 Nov 19

Klopp not feeling pressure over Club World Cup

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he feels no pressure to win the Club World Cup.

Soccer • 11 Nov 19

Gianni Infantino: 'FIFA will have zero out of this because we will reinvest this in football'

China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021

China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told reporters on Thursday following a meeting of FIFA's decision-making council in Shanghai.

Soccer • 24 Oct 19

How the Education City Stadium in Doha looked back in May

Liverpool to play in new 2022 World Cup stadium in Doha

Liverpool are set to play in a brand new 2022 World Cup venue when they compete in the Club World Cup in Qatar in December.

Soccer • 30 Sep 19

Jurgen Klopp's mean will take part in the Club World Cup in December

Liverpool discover Club World Cup opponents

Liverpool will face either Qatar club Al Sadd SC, Hienghene Sport of New Caledonia or Mexico outfit Monterrey in their Club World Cup semi-final in December.

Soccer • 16 Sep 19

Gianni Infantino, speaking at a news conference, said FIFA had made the decision at its council meeting on Friday.

FIFA on collision course with Europe's big guns

FIFA will go ahead with a new 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021, according to the ruling body's President Gianni Infantino.

Soccer • 15 Mar 19

Gianni Infantino's plans for Worldwide Nations League appear to be dead

FIFA back away from vote on Club Nations League

FIFA has backed away from a vote on a planned new 'Worldwide Nations League' tournament after the governing body's task force reported that it was unable to find consensus on a format for the potential money-spinner.

Soccer • 14 Mar 19

Gianni Infantino's club football proposals have been rounded rejected by UEFA

UEFA reject Infantino's Nations League plans

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to revamp the Club World Cup and launch a global Nations League in 2021 is in tatters after Europe's professional football strategy council emphatically rejected the idea.

Soccer • 18 Feb 19

Hoalkeeper Khalid Eisa of AI Ain FC celebrates his match-winning penalty save

Al Ain stun River Plate to make Club World Cup final

Al Ain will play either Real Madrid or Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final after pulling off a shock victory against River Plate.

Soccer • 18 Dec 18

FIFA are exploring the possibility of launching two new competitions

FIFA step up push for Nations League and World Club Cup

FIFA has stepped up its push to introduce a new Nations League and Club World Cup.

Soccer • 09 Dec 18

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to expand the organisation's secondary competitions

FIFA postpone vote on controversial new competitions

FIFA have set up a task force to examine president Gianni Infantino's plans for a new Club World Cup and Global Nations League, avoiding a damaging split with UEFA over the controversial proposals.

Soccer • 26 Oct 18

FIFA said that the meeting took place in a "friendly and positive environment"

FIFA eye expansion of Nations League and Club World Cup

FIFA have begun talks over two new proposed competitions which could reshape international soccer and be worth billions of dollars to the global soccer body.

Soccer • 30 Apr 18

Cristiano Ronaldo receives the Golden Ball award from Gianni Infantino

Ronaldo enjoys happy ending to 'dream year'

Cristiano Ronaldo hailed "the perfect end" to a stellar 2016 after his hat-trick sealed the Club World Cup title for Real Madrid.

Soccer • 18 Dec 16

Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers after extra time in Japan

Ronaldo hat-trick seals World Club title

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid claimed their second Club World Cup title but the Spanish giants needed extra-time to see off the spirited Kashima Antlers 4-2 in Yokohama.

Soccer • 18 Dec 16

Ronaldo's goal was originally waved offside

Rewind kind as Real reach World club final

Real Madrid booked their place in the Club World Cup final by beating Club America 2-0 today, although FIFA's new video technology was again the talking point after confusion reigned following Cristiano Ronaldo's injury-time strike.

Soccer • 15 Dec 16

Yasushi Endo celebrates scoring a nonchalant back-heel for Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers advance to Club World Cup final

Kashima Antlers booked a place in Sunday's Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Atletico Nacional that included the first penalty awarded on video evidence in a FIFA competition.

Soccer • 15 Dec 16

Leo Messi opened the scoring for Barcelona in Yokohama

Messi and Suarez lead Barca to Club World Cup

Lionel Messi broke the deadlock and Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to give Barcelona a typically emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.

Soccer • 20 Dec 15

Lucas Alario celebrates his winning goal

River Plate through to World Club final

River Plate advanced to the Club World Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan on Wednesday.

Soccer • 16 Dec 15

Real Madrid crowned world club champions

Real Madrid landed their fourth title of the year by recording their 22nd straight victory to win the Club World Cup. The Champions League winners beat Argentinian side San Lorenzo 2-0 in the final in Morocco.

Soccer • 20 Dec 14

Super-sub Mauro Matos points skywards after scoring San Lorenzo's late winner in Marrakech

San Lorenzo set up Real Madrid showdown

Substitute Mauro Matos scored a stoppage-time winner as San Lorenzo sealed their place in the final of the Club World Cup following a 2-1 victory over Auckland City FC.

Soccer • 18 Dec 14

Rafael Benitez's Chelsea side will not return to England until Monday afternoon

Flight delays hit Chelsea's cup preparations

Chelsea face a jet-lagged 48-hour turnaround before their Capital One Cup quarter-final at Leeds after Tokyo airport bosses grounded their flight home from the Club World Cup until tomorrow.

Soccer • 16 Dec 12

Cech relishing Club World Cup opportunity

Goalkeeper Petr Cech insists the Club World Cup is not an unwanted distraction for Chelsea.

Soccer • 10 Dec 12

A detailed view of the Hawk-Eye camera-based system

Goal-line technology finally arrives

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke hailed "a kind of revolution" as the football world prepared for Thursday's introduction of goal-line technology.

Soccer • 05 Dec 12

Chelsea face Mexican opposition in Club WC

Chelsea will face Mexican side Monterrey or the winners of the Asian Champions League in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in December.

Soccer • 24 Sep 12

Club World Cup