Following are the 32 teams that have qualified for the expanded 2025 Club World Cup to be held in the United States from June 15 to July 13.

Apart from the winners of each confederation's premier club competitions, teams also qualified based on their ranking that was calculated based on their performances over a four-year period.

All 32 clubs playing in the 2025 Club World Cup

UEFA (12 TEAMS)

Chelsea: 2020-21 Champions League winners

Real Madrid: 2021-22 and 2023-24 Champions League winners

FIFA is showing their appreciation for Messi on Thanksgiving.

Lionel Messi made headlines on Thanksgiving Day after making the nominee list for FIFA’s The Best Award, honoring the players with the best individual performances in the past year.

The 37-year-old made the list as the only player currently outside of Europe, with the rest of the nominees playing inside of Europe’s top-five leagues. Toni Kroos (who retired at the end of the 2024 European Championship) is the only exception.

Inter Miami CF named Javier Mascherano as their new head coach on Tuesday, replacing Gerardo "Tata" Martino.

Mascherano, 40, reunites with longtime Argentina and FC Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and is under contract through the 2027 MLS season.

Mascherano Inter Miami hire

Bienvenido, Jefe ✍️

Argentina and FC Barcelona legend Javier @Mascherano has been named as our new head coach! Welcome to the Miami dream .

Miami is the new Barcelona.

Javier Mascherano to become Inter Miami new manager for 2025 MLS Season

Former FC Barcelona and Argentine national team player, Javier Mascherano, is to become Inter Miami’s new head coach for the 2025 MLS Season. He is set to sign a long-term contract with the MLS club.

Javier Mascherano will be the new head coach of Inter Miami, as @CLMerlo reports.

FC Cincinnati acquired striker Kevin Denkey on Thursday for a reported MLS record transfer fee of $16.2 million.

That would break the MLS record of $16 million that Atlanta United paid for Thiago Almada in February 2022.

Kevin Denkey breaks MLS record transfer fee

FC Cincinnati officially acquire Togo int'l forward Kevin Denkey from Cercle Brugge.

Following a record-breaking season with the Columbus Crew, Wilfried Nancy was rewarded with 2024 MLS Coach of the Year honors on Wednesday.

Nancy, a finalist for the award for the last three seasons, won the award over Chris Armas of the Colorado Rapids and Gerardo "Tata" Martino of Inter Miami.

Nancy was hired by Columbus in December 2022 after two seasons at the helm of CF Montreal, where he finished 37-25-15. With Columbus, Nancy is 51-19-24.

Wilfried Nancy MLS Coach of the Year

Tata Martino leaving Inter Miami after the best regular season in Major Leaugue Soccer history is the last thing fans expected.

According to Give Me Sport’s Tom Bogert, Martino has left Inter Miami for personal reasons despite having one year left on his coaching contract with the club. This comes 10 days after Miami’s stunning first-round playoff exit vs. Atlanta United.

Tata Martino leaving Inter Miami

Former USMNT goalkeeper, Brad Guzan, had an amazing performance in Atlanta United’s unreal away victory against Inter Miami, being perhaps the main reason why we’ll see Atlanta in the next round.

The 40-year-old had a staggering seven saves against Lionel Messi and co., with the American’s performance making its way around social media.

Aging like fine wine

Ecuador international Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22, a month after suffering critical injuries in a car crash, the Ecuadorean football federation said on Tuesday.

Angulo was involved in a traffic accident on Oct. 7 that also resulted in the death of his former youth team teammate Roberto Cabezas.

Angulo sustained head injuries and a lung contusion and died at a hospital in Quito on Monday night after a week in intensive care.

Marco Angulo death