El Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelottiwanted to clarify his words in the interview published today by Il Gionarle in which stated that the white team would not participate in the FIFA Club World Cup next summer in 2025.
“In my interview with Il Giornale, my words about the FIFA Club World Cup were not interpreted in the way I intended. Nothing could be further from my interest than to reject the possibility of playing in a tournament that I consider could be a great opportunity to continue fighting for big titles with Real Madrid,” the Italian said on his social networks.
“FIFA forgets, the players and the clubs will not participate in that tournament. A single Real Madrid match is worth 20 million and FIFA wants to give us that amount for the entire cup. Negative. Like us, other clubs will reject the invitation“, the newspaper published this Monday morning.
After all the commotion generated, it was the Real Madrid which, shortly before the publication of the Italian trainer, He stated in an official statement through his website that he will participate in this tournament the next season. “Real Madrid CF announces that At no time has his participation in the new Club World Cup to be organized by FIFA in the next 2024/2025 season been questioned. Therefore, our club will compete, as planned, in this official competition that we face with pride and with the utmost enthusiasm,” the letter states.
Ancelotti, on the Club World Cup: “Like Real Madrid, other clubs will reject the invitation”
