With no broadcast deals, venues or sponsors secured, FIFA's efforts to launch its expanded Club World Cup are clouded by financial unknowns and lukewarm interest from top clubs.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised global broadcasters in a video call on Friday that venues in the United States for the FIFA Club World Cup next June and July will be announced by the end of September,

TV rights to the tournament still haven’t been sold, and FIFA is running out of time. FIFA is having an awfully difficult time getting the ball down the pitch with its expanded Club World Cup tournament.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has organised an emergency briefing with global television executives for Friday as he attempts to drum up interest in the FIFA Club World Cup, with the world governing body so far failing to announce a single broadcast deal for the tournament.

For most European football fans, the FIFA Club World Cup has been at best an almost quaint mid-season distraction and at worst a disruptive trip to the other side of the world that they could do without.

FIFA new-look competition in 2025 will see 32 teams from around the world play matches across the space of a month in the US - though chief Gianni Infantino is said to be eager to drum up interest

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is desperate to salvage the 32-team Club World Cup expansion just nine months before its kick-off.According to The Athletic, Infantino organised an emergency meeting

Gianni Infantino has called an emergency meeting to attempt resolve a series of factors affecting the 2025 Club World Cup.