The Club World Cup. A bold new era for the world’s most popular sport - or a major inconvenience, shoe-horned into a soccer calendar that is already at saturation point?

FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccer’s biggest stars like Lionel Messi and greatest teams like Real Madrid

The Club World Cup. A bold new era for the world's most popular sport — or a major inconvenience, shoe-horned into a soccer calendar that is already at saturation point?

Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup. It deals a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of soccer’s biggest attractions at the tournament starting June 14.

The 40-year-old's Al Nassr contract expires on June 30 and FIFA president Infantino had suggested he might move ahead of the tournament.

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he has rejected offers to play at the Club World Cup this summer and admits it would be ‘very difficult’ to play alongside Lionel Messi before his career is over. The 40-year-old’s contract with Al-Nassr is due to expire at the end of this month,