The Athletic covers all you need to know ahead of the first edition of the revamped Club World Cup in the U.S.

Schmetzer has been Head Coach of the Sounders since 2016 and is the man who led them to their greatest triumph in 2022, their CONCACAF Champions League win. Seattle-born and bred, the 62-year-old played for a number of local teams and coached Sounders previously when they were a USL club.

Real Madrid will take part in the FIFA Club World Cup this summer. The 32-team tournament will start on June 15, with the final on July 13.The tournament is the same format as the FIFA World Cup, which occurs every four seasons.

The FIFA Club World Cup is planning a significant overhaul in 2025, including a 32-team competition and a never-before-seen $1 billion prize fund. Originally scheduled for 2021, the competition was postponed due to the coronavirus disease crisis.

Real Madrid will earn a lot from this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, as they could make as much as 145 million euros from it, reports MARCA. Real Madrid are the defending champions of the Champions League and have won the competition a number of times — as well as La Liga — in recent times,

Real Madrid and Inter Miami can take home a staggering cut of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup $1 billion prize pool this summer.