{"id":300902,"date":"2023-12-18T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300902"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:24:06","slug":"pep-guardiola-expresses-fears-over-expansion-of-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-expresses-fears-over-expansion-of-club-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola expresses fears over expansion of Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Pep Guardiola hits out at the expansion of the Club World Cup claiming &#8216;things should change&#8217; &#8211; as the Man City boss fears the new scheduling crisis will give players no time to rest<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man City are in action against Urawa Reds in the Club World Cup on Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The tounament is set to be expanded to a 32-team competition in 2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IAN LADYMAN: I&#8217;d rather watch a match at my local school than watch Man City in the Club World Cup &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola claimed that elite clubs are like turkeys voting for Christmas as FIFA announced the expansion of the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are in Jeddah for Tuesday\u2019s semi-final against Urawa Red Diamonds and are set for the new 32-team competition in the United States in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has been outspoken about the scheduling crisis at the top level and fears that a month-long tournament at the end of next season leaves players with no time to rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018FIFA took a decision but all the clubs supported it. I\u2019m part of the club. They decided,\u2019 Guardiola said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What can I do? I guess we\u2019ll fly to the States with the families and play the World Cup there as best as possible. They decided to create a new competition. OK. Adjust, adapt and rely on the people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/15\/79091333-0-image-a-49_1702914142019.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola has hit out at the plans to expand the FIFA Club World Cup expressing fears over the time his players will be allowed to recover<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/15\/79080149-0-Manchester_City_shared_a_photograph_of_their_stars_after_they_to-a-51_1702914293712.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City shared a photograph of their stars after they touched down in Saudi Arabia for their game against\u00a0Urawa Reds on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m not against the new competitions, I\u2019m against the lack of recovery from year to year. It doesn\u2019t matter to play every three days.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But with the pre-season, going to Asia and the States for the finances, it is really tough for the players. Things should change.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva refused to criticise the new tournament but admitted that a continuation of hectic scheduling will ultimately undermine the product.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/15\/79091827-12877605-image-a-64_1702914902546.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City have also been pictured in training on Monday ahead of their game tomorrow, with Kevin De Bruyne also seen on the training field<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/15\/79091361-0-Bernardo_Silva_refused_to_criticise_the_new_tournament_but_warne-a-52_1702914399536.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva refused to criticise the new tournament but warned that the fatigue caused by the hectic scheduling could undermine the product\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re not consulted,\u2019 Silva said. \u2018We try to do our job. The amount of games we have it\u2019s a bit crazy because of the rest we get and risk of injury goes up a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We cannot complain because we earn a lot of money but for the people who love the game, if we have this many games for so long, the games will lose the energy and intensity.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12877605\/Pep-Guardiola-hits-expansion-Club-World-Cup-claiming-things-change-Man-City-boss-fears-new-scheduling-crisis-players-no-time-rest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola hits out at the expansion of the Club World Cup claiming &#8216;things should change&#8217; &#8211; as the Man [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pep Guardiola expresses fears over expansion of Club World Cup - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-expresses-fears-over-expansion-of-club-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pep Guardiola expresses fears over expansion of Club World Cup - All My Sports News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pep Guardiola hits out at the expansion of the Club World Cup claiming &#8216;things should change&#8217; 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