FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced plans to reformat and expand the current Club World Cup to make it more like its international counterpart in a move that could impact Liverpool.
In Qatar, where the 2022 World Cup is currently taking place, Infantino revealed the plans for a 32-team competition on Friday morning, claiming there will also be a similar setup for a Women's Club World Cup.
The reformed Club World Cup, which Infantino said would begin in 2025, had been slated to begin in China in 2021 but was kicked into touch owing to the impacts of the pandemic. But with annual FIFA revenues set to balloon from $7.5bn (£6.15bn) to $11bn (£9bn) over the next four-year cycle leading up to the 2026 World Cup in the USA, the revamped competition is set to help aid that trajectory.