Poor ticket sales, ICE agents and stakeholder anger marks kick-off a US tournament FIFA can’t buy love for
June 13 – On Saturday, host club Inter Miami kick off the controversial 32-team Club World Cup against Al Ahly of Egypt. The build-up to the tournament has been marred by controversy, ranging from sporting integrity and low ticket sales to a lack of broadcast deals and disinterest from the major clubs.
At least Europe’s elite sides are on board now after FIFA announced a prize pot of $1 billion with the winner taking home as much as $125 million.
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