
The 2025 Club World Cup has more than its fair share of disappointments.
Tickets too expensive, mostly empty stadiums, heat too hot (for Europeans), no offseason for the likes of Real, Bayern and Chelsea too, issues with Saudi Arabian funding and so on.
In Philadelphia know for "Brotherly Love" (ok maybe sometimes not so much) the goals have been coming fast just as the fans have been through the gates from Brazil, Africa and England to watch several teams so far.
Larry Henry Jr. of SBI Soccer and The Athletic breaks down what he's seen on the ground at Lincoln Financial Field.
That's where we begin, but there's more to this tournament.
Flamengo and Botagofo bossing their groups, City and Juventus still to be tested and who do the lads think will lift the trophy in a few weeks time.
Also, what the impact of this tournament does in a positive manner for FIFA and he US with the World Cup under a year away.