Shanghai to stage 2021 Club World Cup final according to local reports
Shanghai will host the opening ceremony and final of the expanded 2021 Club World Cup in China, state media said. Eight Chinese cities will stage matches for the FIFA-organized tournament, which will involve 24 teams rather than the current seven. Chinese sports authorities officially launched preparations ...
Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sidelined with ankle injury
Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set for a spell on the sidelines after sustaining an ankle ligament injury in Saturday's Club World Cup final, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday. The midfielder landed awkwardly on his ankle during the 1-0 win over Flamengo and was substituted ...
Kashima wins to set up showdown against Real Madrid in Club World Cup semifinals
Kashima Antlers advanced to the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup, and a showdown with Spanish giant Real Madrid, after outlasting Mexican powerhouse Guadalajara 3-2 on Saturday. The semifinal against the Spanish power will be a rematch of the 2016 Club World Cup final, ...
Urawa beats African champion to claim fifth at Club World Cup
Yosuke Kashiwagi restored the lead and Mauricio finished it off with his second goal of the game Tuesday as Urawa Reds won the Club World Cup fifth-place playoff against Morocco's Wydad Casablanca 3-2. After Mauricio opened the scoring for the reigning Asian champions in the ...
Urawa falls in quarterfinals of Club World Cup; Keisuke Honda, Pachuca advance
Urawa Reds dominated possession but were unable to capitalize Saturday in their Club World Cup quarterfinal clash with Al Jazira, going down 1-0 to the United Arab Emirates champions. The Asian champions missed a golden chance in the first half when a Yuki Muto cross ...
Antlers enter new campaign hungry for more success
Kashima Antlers' phenomenal end to last season has whetted, not sated, their appetite for more success, insists manager Masatada Ishii. Antlers rose from the ashes of an inconsistent J. League campaign that saw them finish third in the overall table — 15 points behind first-place ...
Japan may have to wait for more Club World Cup heroics
Kashima Antlers showed how far Japanese soccer has come when they gave Real Madrid a mighty scare in the Club World Cup final last Sunday, but it may be some time before a J. League champion gets to take advantage of Japan hosting the ...
Antlers hold heads high after Club World Cup final near-miss against Real Madrid
Kashima Antlers manager Masatada Ishii hailed his team as an inspiration for the little guy after the J. League champions went down fighting 4-2 against Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. Antlers almost pulled off one of the greatest upsets in ...
Ronaldo hat trick sends Real Madrid past Kashima in Club World Cup final
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid shook off a monumental effort from Kashima Antlers to lift the Club World Cup with a 4-2 extra-time win in Sunday's final. Eleven-time European champion Madrid went into the match at Nissan Stadium as the overwhelming ...
Colombia's Atletico Nacional secured third place at the Club World Cup with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Mexico's Club America after an entertaining 2-2 draw on Sunday. South American champion Nacional squandered a two-goal lead in regulation, but Miguel Borja scored the winning penalty ...
Antlers aim for historic triumph over powerful Real Madrid in Club World Cup final
Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki is ready to make dreams a reality by toppling mighty Real Madrid and lifting the Club World Cup when the two teams meet in Sunday's final. J. League champions Antlers will become the first Asian team to play in the ...
FIFA boss backs bigger World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Saturday claimed there are "no down sides" to expanding the World Cup to 48 teams and "no taboos" in discussing changes to soccer's flagship competition. Infantino has proposed increasing the number of teams at the World Cup from the current ...
