Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the club will reject the chance to play in the expanded FIFA Club World Cup.
Recall that the expanded 32-team Club World Cup is proposed to take place next summer, adding to an already congested calendar for players.
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However, Ancelotti, in a chat with Italian newspaper Il Giornale, stated that they are ready to refuse the invitation due to the money involved in it.
“Players and clubs will not participate in that tournament,” Ancelotti told Italian newspaper Il Giornale.
“A single Real Madrid match is worth 20 million euros, and FIFA wants to give us this amount for the entire Cup. So no. Like us, other clubs will refuse the invitation,” the Italian coach added.
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