FIFA President Infantino.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The International Football Association (FIFA) recently planned that the FIFA Club World Cup (referred to as the Club World Cup) would increase from the current 7 participating teams to 32 teams in 2025.

Former Liverpool star and England player Jamie Carragher believes that FIFA's idea is too ridiculous and European teams should boycott the new Club World Cup format.

The Club World Cup is participated by Champions League teams from six continents, with a total of 7 teams.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed on Friday that Morocco will host the next FIFA Club World Cup, but it will be postponed to February next year as the World Cup ends in mid-December. .

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Infantino also revealed that the Club World Cup is planned to start in June 2025 and increase to 32 participating teams.

Infantino once mentioned that the Club World Cup, which was originally scheduled to be held in China in 2021, was planned to have 24 participating teams at that time, but the idea of ​​expanding the participating teams was canceled due to the epidemic.

Former Liverpool star Carragher.

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"Daily Mail" reported that Carragher believes that the idea of ​​​​FIFA's expansion to 32 teams in the Club World Cup is too absurd. "The players need to rest at certain points. They are treated like livestock. FIFA Hate the Champions League, they want something like that.", "European teams should boycott this."

"We have to think about the health of the players, we need to make sure that the players have a period of rest, a holiday, preferably 72 hours between games," Carragher said.

The "Daily Mail" pointed out that many giant teams knew nothing about this plan, large clubs rejected this plan, and the Premier League also expressed opposition.

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