What to expect from The Athletic's Club World Cup coverage, including video highlights
Dear readers,
The Club World Cup starts this weekend in the United States and The Athletic's editorial team is poised to bring you the good, the bad, the silly and the serious from the expanded 32-team tournament. If, like us, you're wondering how it's going to unfold, then don't panic — we'll hold your hand through the next four weeks.
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We'll bring you live coverage of games as well as our on-the-whistle briefings, giving you instant analysis of what's just happened. And if you're in the United States, Canada or the UK, you will be able to see the action too, as we are delighted to be bringing you Club World Cup highlights in partnership with host broadcaster DAZN.
The Athletic will have dedicated coverage of teams including Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Miami; a focus on the biggest names including Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane; and our brilliant writers and editors in cities across the United States will dig into the important topics — on and off the pitch. With less than a year to go until the men's World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, we won't shy away from tackling the big issues.
We also want to use the opportunity to focus on stories away from our familiar beats (it is the Club World Cup after all). We took you behind the scenes with South African club Mamelodi Sundowns and The Radar — our guide to 50 of the players in the tournament — includes footballers from 17-year-old Franco Mastantuono, who has agreed to join Real Madrid from River Plate, to part-time model and full-time engineer Dylan Manickum of Auckland City. Check it out if you haven't already.
And don't forget, the Premier League transfer window opens again (after a brief mini-break) on June 16, with our team of experts poised to chase exclusive news about the incomings and outgoings at your club, whether they're playing at the Club World Cup or not. The DealSheet — our indispensable guide to what we're hearing in the transfer market — will run every Tuesday throughout the summer.
At the Club World Cup, The Athletic will deliver our usual mix of tactical and data analysis, in-depth reporting, news and beautiful feature writing but we promise not to take ourselves too seriously. Football is supposed to be fun, after all. Or it is unless your side is losing.
Thank you, as ever, for your support.
Laura Williamson, Editor-in-Chief
You can sign up to DAZN to watch every FIFA Club World Cup game for free.
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