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10 hours ago
- Climate
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US heatwave raises alarm for FIFA World Cup 2026 as players, fans suffer during Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup in the US has already offered a clear glimpse of the climate challenges that teams, players and fans may face during the FIFA World Cup 2026. read more It's not just empty seats that are haunting the expanded FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the United States, but also the soaring temperatures. The situation has set alarm bells ringing, especially with the US set to co-host the FIFA World Cup 2026. The loudest voice of complaint so far has been Atletico Madrid footballer Marcos Llorente, who was visibly unhappy with the climate conditions during his team's 4–0 defeat to European champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Players, fans suffer in searing heat during FIFA Club World Cup 'Playing in this heat is impossible," Llorente after the match at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California. 'The heat is terrible. My toes hurt, even my toenails — I couldn't stop or start running. It's unbelievable, but since it's the same for everyone… there's no point complaining.' As per the websites that report on weather, the temperatures during the PSG vs Atleti match neared 32°C and it has been almost the same for other games as well. The fans during the match at Rose Bowl had also complained about long queues in the heat, lack of shaded areas in the stadium and water restrictions at entry. More from Football It's no surprise that the FIFA Club World Cup is facing the impact of harsh weather as June is among the summer months in the US. The issue has been compounded by the fact that matches are taking place in open-air stadiums that do not have climate-controlled roofing. These stadiums include Camping World Stadium in Orlando, the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles and Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium. Players & fans at PSG - Atletico were subjected to blazing sunshine as the temperature reached 31C after midday KO in Pasadena. FIFA's decision to schedule 35/63 games earlier than 17:00 local time has raised eyebrows -world players' union Fifpro. [BBC] — Kyama ⚽ (@ElijahKyama_) June 16, 2025 FIFA World Cup 2026 in US could be equally hot Things are not expected to be much different during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The mega event next year will be held across 11 stadiums in the US, two in Canada and three in Mexico. But only five out of those 16 stadiums have roofs, while the remaining are open-air stadiums. The weather next year is expected to be equally harsh across venues. The match timings have also contributed to the misery, with some of the games taking place in the afternoon and multiple early kickoffs on the roster due to the time difference between different geographies. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The world players' union FIFPRO has already asked FIFA to change the scheduling. 'FIFPRO has consistently advocated for comprehensive heat protection measures including mandatory cooling breaks, adjustments to kick-off times to avoid the most intense heat, and the postponement of matches when conditions pose a serious health risk to players,' FIFPRO said. 'With tournaments like the Club World Cup featuring dense match schedules and hot climates in locations such as Orlando and Miami, extreme heat is becoming an increasingly important health and safety issue in professional football. 'FIFPRO will closely monitor the situation in the coming weeks with a view to prioritising player welfare over other considerations.' Currently, one mandatory break per half is allowed to tackle the humid and hot conditions, but it's not proving to be enough. However, FIFA looks unbothered as it maintains that the Club World Cup is held on the lines of the broader International Match Calendar and sufficient protocols are already in place. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Today's Papers – Scudetto night, Inter and Napoli dream
La Gazzetta dello Sport All in 90 minutes. Napoli defend the +1 from Inter (20:45). Napoli-Cagliari: Conte's match point: 'Let's finish the job.' The city between celebrations and superstition. Como-Inter: Inzaghi tries, Lautaro and Thuram on the bench with a view on the Champions League Corriere dello Sport Conte champion if he beats Cagliari. Inzaghi in Como to dream (20:45). Advertisement The Oscar night Napoli and Inter, is the Friday of the Scudetto Antonio can give the Azzurri their fourth title. DeLa follows Ferlaino's double. Lukaku and Raspa in the 4-2-3-1 Simone starts from -1. Team revolution: Taremi-Correa. Milan, Reijnders at Pep's home Yildiz takes himself off the market Tuttosport Juve, take Conte and play it safe. Interview to Llorente, former Antonio striker Maradona, is the party here? Tonight Napoli become champions if they beat Cagliari The city is shaking for the fourth Scudetto. Conte (suspended) follows the fifth as a coach and taunts Inter: 'Only those who deserve it win. Referees? When I complained, everyone insulted me.' Inzaghi in Como: little chances and Champions League thoughts. Future? After PSG. Toro and Stadium. Hot Autumn Milan see red with financial losses Towards -25 after two profitable years. Without Champions, selling Kalulu to Juve won't be enough for the new director.
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Atletico Madrid star and his wife share conspiracy theories about Spain's blackouts after being left trapped in a tunnel on a train
Atletico Madrid star Marcos Llorente and his wife have taken to social media to give their take on the blackouts in Spain that affected their travel plans on Monday. Spain, Portugal and parts of France experienced a massive power outage for several hours on Monday. Llorente had spent the weekend in Marbella with his wife, Patricia Noarbe, and their daughter, Amor, and the trio were on their way back to Madrid when their train became trapped in a tunnel near Cordoba due to the blackouts. They subsequently got off the train and walked with their luggage alongside the tracks, and Llorente posted their alternative journey on Instagram alongside the message: 'Life happens and "conspiracies" become reality.' His post did not go down too well with some fans on Instagram, but Llorente doubled down as he followed up writing: 'In a world of madmen, it's the sane man who's called mad.' Llorente's wife also appeared curious as to the cause of the blackouts as she uploaded her own controversial message on Instagram. She appeared to strongly suggest to her followers that geoengineering - the emerging technology that can manipulate the environment to manage the effects of climate change - was behind the power outage. Alongside an image of the sky with contrails - the thin, white lines left behind by aircrafts - Noarbe wrote: 'And how many flights do you hear today...' She added: 'If you continue to think that this is condensation from commercial aircraft instead of geoengineering, it is because you do not want to look at the sky, or the BOE/AEMET or the WMO...' Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has not given the reason for the blackouts yet, but admitted 'this can never happen again'. However, Spanish authorities have ruled out the possibility that a cyberattack led to the power outage. The blackouts led to the tennis at the Madrid Open being brought to a premature end on Monday. However, play resumed as normal on Tuesday after power returned across Spain.
