Gianni Infantino is the president of FIFA. Infantino’s indication that the Portuguese striker would play for another team in the 2025 Club World Cup during a livestream with well-known YouTuber IShowSpeed sparked a swift and forceful response from the player’s representation.

They bring some of the world's most prominent and renowned clubs, such as Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and PSG among many others.Meanwhile, CONMEBOL bring six clubs, while CAF, AFC, and CONCACAF all get four competitive berths each and OFC gets one.

In their final match before next month's FIFA Club World Cup, Messi and the Herons delivered a dominant 5-1 home rout of the Columbus Crew. The legendary Argentine No. 10 put in a 2g/3a performance on Saturday night, rivaling his remarkable 1g/5a output from a 6-2 win over the New York Red Bulls last year to enter the MLS record books.