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Hafsa Adil

What’s new at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Body cams, keeper timeouts, AI

Goalkeepers will be given eight seconds to release the ball or face conceding a corner kick to the opposition [File: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters]

The FIFA Club World Cup has undergone a revamp since it was last competed in December 2023 in Saudi Arabia.

The number of participating clubs has increased fourfold to 32, the frequency of the competition has gone from annual to quadrennial and the champion’s prize money – previously $5m – has gone up by a whopping $35m.

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