First launched in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship, the FIFA Club World Cup has long occupied a curious place in global football.

ITALIAN Carlo Ancelotti, one of the most decorated managers in world football, will become Brazil coach after leaving Real Madrid at the end of the season, the Brazilian FA (CBF) said on Monday after finally landing their first-choice candidate.

There is just one month to go before 32 of the world's best teams head to the USA for this summer's FIFA Club World Cup . With no men's international tournament in 2025, the newly revamped Club World Cup is set to be essential viewing for football fans and you can watch every game live on DAZN across June and July.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid and take over Brazil through the 2026 World Cup. The Italian — Brazil's first full-time foreign coach in a century — will officially take charge on May 25 after La Liga ends, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Details of the deal were not released.

Even Lionel Messi will not have known a fortnight quite like it.