Club World Cup betting tips: Palmeiras value vs Chelsea, goals expected in Bayern vs PSG clash
Despite doing our best to remain positive about the Club World Cup, we just can't pretend any longer.
The 2025 Club World Cup feels like FIFA took lockdown football, stuck it on a plane, and told it to fly until it ran out of money.
Sports News Blitz’s George Dempsey is back to tackle the first half of the Club World Cup quarter-finals.
Club World Cup news: FIFA’s misguided US tournament is nothing more than a ‘boring’ cash grab
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is currently taking place across the United States in a revamped 32-team format, sparking much debate over its place in an already congested and overly commercialised football ecosystem.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Vanely Barumire offers her take on the controversial tournament.
Club World Cup betting tips: PSG to eliminate Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, Man City to smother Al-Hilal
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 rolls into the weekend with a round of 16 offering glamour ties, tactical mismatches, and jet-lagged chaos across the United States.
Sports News Blitz writer turned CWC superfan and ardent Gianni Infantino backer George Dempsey is back with his broom to extend an unsustainable 100% record.
Liam Delap: Chelsea’s £30 million No. 9 hits the ground running in Club World Cup
Liam Delap’s Chelsea debut this June felt less like a cautious introduction and more like a statement of intent.
The 22-year-old striker, fresh from a £30 million move from Ipswich Town, didn’t merely step onto the pitch - he made waves at the Club World Cup group stage.
Fatigue fears for Chelsea as England’s World Cup hopes rest on former Blues boss Thomas Tuchel
By beating ES Tunis 3-0 in their final FIFA Club World Cup Group stage game, Chelsea qualified for the Round of 16, where they will face Spanish side, Benfica.
With the competition only set to get more difficult as the rounds progress, there are concerns over the fitness and wellbeing of the players.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s deputy content editor Nicole Powell explores the mounting fixture pressure after a former footballer voiced concern over Chelsea’s intense schedule - a challenge that could also affect England’s World Cup ambitions, given the strong link between club and country.
Club World Cup betting tips: Flamengo to overturn Chelsea, Real Madrid to brush aside Pachuca
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 action continues across the United States this weekend as Matchday 2 comes to a close and teams begin to consider permutations ahead of the knockout stage.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer George Dempsey takes a look at three of the biggest clashes and offers a few choice bets.
Club World Cup news: Chelsea breeze through LAFC despite sparse crowd
In a performance balancing promise and pragmatism, Chelsea secured a 2-0 victory over LAFC in their opening Group D match at the Club World Cup on Monday, June 16, in Atlanta.
Goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez marked the difference, however, only about 22,000 fans showed up at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which holds over 71,000.
Soccer news: England manager Thomas Tuchel claims 'huge' advantage for two Premier League clubs
The Club World Cup is set to take effect on Saturday, June 14, with England boss Thomas Tuchel chiming in on the impact the tournament may have on next season’s Premier League title challenge.
With both of the top two Premier League teams this season, Liverpool and Arsenal, not featuring in the tournament this year - Tuchel claims it gives them a “huge” edge over challengers Manchester City and Chelsea in the upcoming title race.
Sports News Blitz’s Aidan Leo weighs in on the England manager’s comments.
Club World Cup news: Complete fixture list including teams, venues and kick-off times
A selection of football’s most iconic teams and players will gather this summer to battle for the honour of being crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions.
The tournament is being staged in the United States across a sprawling network of cities and will run from June 14 to July 13.
Here, Sports News Blitz breaks down when all the games are taking place and where.
Club World Cup news: Meet the European representatives
Saturday, June 14 marks the start of the Club World Cup, and after covering the five other confederations, we now turn our attention to the final stop - Europe.
UEFA has 12 teams competing in the competition and while many of the participants are self explanatory, there are a number of teams that have benefitted from the limitation of two teams per country.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Samuel Leasley introduces our lesser known European contingent (and debutants) participating and explores which teams could spoil the party of the top Champions League-winning teams.
Club World Cup news: A celebration of global champions with legacy on the line
In the summer of 2025, the United States will become the epicentre of world football as it plays host to a seismic shift in the global game – the inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup.
Here, Sports News Blitz takes a closer look at the upcoming tournament and what it means for football.
Club World Cup news: Meet the South American representatives
Following our trip to the North American clubs, we move slowly down the continent towards the major clubs taking the field from both Argentina and Brazil.
Brazil is the original home of the Club World Cup with the tournament’s inaugural campaign being hosted in the country in 2000.
Corinthians of Brazil were the last team to dethrone European opposition in the CWC following a 1-0 win over Chelsea in 2012.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Samuel Leasley explores the South American representatives and outlines the possible surprises that these historic clubs could pose to their European opponents.
Club World Cup news: Meet the North American representatives
In the next installment of the Club World Cup introductory series we take a trip to North America for our American and Mexican competitors.
12 stadiums from 11 different US cities will host the tournament and see teams from six confederations competing.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Samuel Leasley breaks down the qualified North American outfits competing and outlines the surprises that could occur via the MLS or Liga MX sides.
2025 Club World Cup news: Meet the African representatives
Four African club sides will take the field in the US as competitors in the Club World Cup with plenty of belief for causing an upset or two.
All sides from the continent will pocket a minimum of $9.55 million in prize money with extra on offer dependent on performance on the pitch.
Four separate nations are represented from CAF and all will be vying for a strong performance to boost the profile of African club football to a global scale.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Samuel Leasley introduces the four competing sides and analyses the possible wild card results they could accomplish.
Club World Cup news: Meet the Oceania and Asian representatives
Following the conclusion of the European domestic football season, attention shifts to the newly revamped FIFA Club World Cup, set to take place in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Samuel Leasley takes a look at those clubs hailing from Oceania (OFC) and Asia (AFC) and analyses their chances.