This rarely happens, especially in such a club as Real Madrid, but today it did. A complete miscommunication regarding participation in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup resulted in an awkward situation in which Real had to issue a public statement in which they denied their own coach. FIFA has announced with great fanfare a reform of this competition, which will in the next edition look like a real World Cup for national teams: there will be 32 participants from all continents, and it will be played in the USA from June 15 to July 13.Carlo Ancelotti explains why Real Madrid will refuse FIFA’s invitation to revamped Club World Cup ❌🏆 pic.twitter.com/ljYQ9FvfTe— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) June 10, 2024 However, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said in an interview with “Il Giornale” that his club has no intention of participating in that championship!”FIFA can forget about it. Players and clubs will not participate in that competition. Just one Real match is worth 20,000,000 euros, and FIFA wants to ‘reward’ us with that sum for the entire tournament. No way! Like us, several other clubs will reject the invitation,” revealed the Italian.Real earn a staggering amount per day from its new storeThe names of all 32 clubs that are supposed to play in the World Cup are not yet known, but the invitation has been earned by Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Bayern, PSG, Inter, Porto, Benfica, Dortmund, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense, Monterrey, Pachuca, Al Hilal and others. The Royal club was quick to deny their coach. “Real Madrid CF would like to announce that at no time there has been any question regarding our participation in the new Club World Cup to be organized by FIFA in the coming 2024/2025 season. Our club will therefore take part, as planned, in this official competition and we are proud and excited to be involved in it and we will once again inspire our millions of fans all over the world with another trophy” reads the official statement. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says his “words about the FIFA Club World Cup were not interpreted in the way he intended” after the Italian earlier said the club would “refuse the invitation” ⚪ pic.twitter.com/xUQDhJQzLe— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 10, 2024 On the same occasion, the Italian expert gave a new statement, trying to explain how the ‘misunderstanding’ occurred…”In the interview I gave to Il Giornale, my words about the FIFA Club World Cup were not interpreted correctly. Of course, I have nothing against participating in that tournament, as it is a chance to win a new trophy with Real Madrid” he said. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8152608##
