Real Madrid reports that it has not considered rejecting the invitation to the FIFA Club World Cup

The world of football has echoed Carlo Ancelotti’s statements in an interview for Il Giornale in which he indicated that Real Madrid and other clubs would reject FIFA’s invitation to participate in the tournament.

“FIFA can forget about that. Footballers and clubs will not participate in that tournament. A single Madrid match is worth 20 million and FIFA wants to give us that figure for the entire tournament: negative. Like us, several clubs will reject the invitation,” he said. the Italian coach.

Hours after the commotion, both Ancelotti himself and Real Madrid have come out against these statements. The coach pointed out that his words had not been interpreted as he intended.

For its part, the club issued a statement through its official channels in which it states that Real Madrid has not considered the possibility of rejecting FIFA’s invitation.

“Real Madrid CF announces that at no time has its 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 are facing. with pride and with the utmost enthusiasm to make our millions of fans around the world dream again with a new title,” the statement says.

In 2025, the new FIFA Club World Cup will debut, which will be held in the United States from June 15 to July 13, and in which up to 32 teams will participate. Real Madrid will be one of the participants in the tournament as Champions League champions in the 2021/22 and 2023/24 editions.

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