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Seattle Sounders FC 2 – The reserve team of Seattle Sounders FC was 20 percent owned by non-profit Sounders Community Trust. However, the team was relocated to Tacoma for the 2018 season and was rebranded as Tacoma Defiance ahead of the 2019 season. The Sounders Community Trust became inactive in 2019, and the status of its ownership stake in ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The closest thing that happened was the 1957 Tournoi de Paris, which brought together the only continental champions of the time and which served as inspiration for the Intercontinental Cup. The Intercontinental Cup is considered by FIFA as the official predecessor [14] [6] to the FIFA Club World Cup, which was held for the first time in 2000. [15]
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a 32-team tournament featuring top professional clubs from around the world, set to begin June 15, 2025, in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of FIFA)
The teams rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation. [29] The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil, in the match called "Maracanazo" (Portuguese: Maracanaço).
The International Stadium Yokohama in Japan has played host to the FIFA Club World Cup final the most times, with eight title-deciding matches held. [32] Along with the Estádio do Maracanã, they are the only venues in the world to have hosted both the FIFA World Cup final and the FIFA Club World Cup final (International Stadium Yokohama hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup final while the deciding ...
Since the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 3 points are conceded for a win and 1 point is conceded for a draw. Each group of four teams plays a round-robin schedule. As of the 1986 World Cup, all final group games must be held simultaneously, a rule instituted by FIFA to minimize collusion amongst teams requiring a certain result to advance. FIFA ...
Champions: 2014: Real Madrid (2/7) Winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League: Champions: 2015: Barcelona (4/4) Winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League: Champions: 2016: Real Madrid (3/7) Winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League: Champions: 2017: Real Madrid (4/7) Winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League: Champions: 2018 ...