21.03.2025 23:41
FIFA has banned the Mexican team Club Leon from the Club World Cup. In the statement regarding the decision, it was stated that the reason for this was the shared ownership with another Mexican representative, Pachuca. The team that will replace Club Leon in the tournament will be announced later.
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FIFA has banned the Mexican team Club Leon from the 2025 Club World Cup. The reasoning behind the decision is quite striking.
PACHUCA AND OWNERS ARE THE SAME
FIFA made this decision on the grounds that the owners of another Mexican representative, Pachuca, are the same as those of Club Leon. In a statement following the investigation launched regarding Pachuca and Club Leon, it was stated, "The FIFA Appeals Committee, after evaluating all existing evidence, determined that Pachuca and Club Leon do not meet the criteria for multiple club ownership."
ANOTHER TEAM WILL BE SELECTED IN ITS PLACE
A team that will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup will be announced later to replace Club Leon. The Mexican representative was in Group D along with Flamengo (Brazil), Chelsea (England), and ES Tunis (Tunisia).
WHERE AND WHEN IS THE 2025 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP?
The organization, which will take place in the USA from June 15 to July 13, 2025, will feature 32 teams from 6 confederations. In the tournament, which will have 8 groups of 4 teams each, teams will play a single match against each other, and those who finish in the top two positions in their group will advance to the next round. Subsequent rounds will be played as single matches. There will be no third-place match in the tournament.
The tournament, which will include a total of 32 teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), African Football Confederation (CAF), North and Central America and Caribbean Football Confederation (CONCACAF), South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), will start on June 15 with the match between El Ahli and Inter Miami at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.
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