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Footballers’ union starts legal action against Fifa over Club World Cup

Manchester City celebrate after winning the most recent Club World Cup, in Saudi Arabia last December.
Manchester City celebrate after winning the most recent Club World Cup, in Saudi Arabia last December. Photograph: Jose Breton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

European member unions of Fifpro, which represents footballers across the world, have started legal action against Fifa over the expanded men’s Club World Cup.

Fifpro said the unions, led by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and its French counterpart, had on Thursday submitted a legal claim with the Brussels court of commerce.

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