Manchester City and Chelsea’s players will be given notice of a gruelling 2024/25 season that could carry on until three weeks before the start of the next campaign when FIFA confirm the schedule for the expanded Club World Cup on Sunday.
FIFA’s plans for the new 32-team tournament have been shrouded in secrecy since president Gianni Infantino stunned clubs by announcing its launch without their agreement during last year’s Word Cup, but Mail Sport has learned that the inaugural competition in the United States has been scheduled to take place between 15 June and 13 July 2025.