The predecessor of the Club World Cup was the commercial event "Intercontinental Cup" which began in 1960. It was renamed the "Toyota Cup" since 1980.
In 2005, FIFA officially brought this peak European and American football match to its base, not only making it an official endorsement, but also expanding the scale of participation to the world.
But quantity is far less important than quality. As South American stars accelerate their flock to Europe, the strength of the clubs of both sides is no longer on the same level, and the competitiveness of the Club World Cup is far less than that of the former Toyota Cup.
The Champions League champions faced the South American Liberators Cup. Although they can't be said to have a hand in hand, there were also Liverpool lost to Sao Paulo in 2005, Madibor lost to Brazil International in 2006, and Chelsea lost to Corinthian in 2012, but these three unexpected mistakes were made.
To be honest, the Club World Cup, with the title of "world champion", is the least difficult competition among all major competition trophys.
The World Super Cup is far less difficult to play than the European Super Cup and the domestic Super Cup, and the opponent should be one level lower.
Brazil International in 2010, Atletico Minero in 2013, and Medellin National Athletics failed to reach the Champions League championship last year.
In addition, the championship prize is not attractive at all. To be honest, the European champions do not attach much importance to the Club World Cup.
However, Manchester City, the new Champions League champion in 2017, attaches great importance to this Club World Cup. The first encounter in his life is only one aspect, but more importantly, because the Club World Cup is held in Abu Dhabi.
The Emirates of Abu Dhabi is the largest tribe in the United Arab Emirates, accounting for 87% of the entire UAE. The city of Abu Dhabi is the capital of the emirate and the capital of the UAE.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai, similar to Beijing and Shanghai in China, New Delhi and Mumbai in India, Berlin and Munich in Germany.
The owner of Manchester City Club is the Abu Dhabi Consortium, and Sheikh Mansour is the fifth prince of the Abu Dhabi royal family. Therefore, Manchester City's visit to the Club World Cup this time is equivalent to returning home to perform skills. The championship must be won, and it cannot be played.
Be careful to eat the boss's lead.
The day after the Manchester City Derby, Manchester City's team arrived in Abu Dhabi on a special plane. There was no winter break in the Premier League. For this Club World Cup, Manchester City made a postponement in the 17th and 18th rounds of the league.
However, Manchester City, which had 46 points after 16 rounds, has secured the half-time championship ahead of schedule. Although Manchester United still ranked second after losing, the gap with Manchester City widened to a double-digit 11 points.
Later, Chelsea is 32, Liverpool is 30, Arsenal is 29, Tottenham is 28, and big6. Leicester City, ranked eighth, has only 23 points, which is exactly half of Manchester City, and the difference between the strength and weakness of the Premier League is intensifying.
The boss pays attention to it means that everyone pays attention. Zhuo Yang also wants the Club World Cup. There are already six Champions Cups, and there are only two Club World Cups, and the contrast is a bit large.
One was won by Boca in Yokohama with AC Milan in 2007, and the other was won by Real Madrid in 2014, and the one was won by Real Madrid in London Bridge Hospital.
The nurai water villa is not good. The thing is definitely luxurious enough, but it is relatively scattered and inconvenient for team management. The whole Manchester City team stayed at the eight-star and eight-diamond Abu Dhabi Palace Hotel, full of Arabic style, which made a group of European rustics return instantly.
In the Alibaba era.
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There are actually seven teams in the Club World Cup with four rounds, but the Champions League and the Libertadoes Cup do not need to play qualifying matches and 1/4, but start directly from the semi-finals and only need to play two games before and after.
In addition to Europe and South America, there are also Asia, Central and North America, the Caribbean, Oceania, Africa, six champions plus host wildcard teams, a total of seven teams.
When Manchester City and South American champion Gremio arrived, the first two rounds of the Club World Cup had already ended. The host Abu Dhabi Peninsula Club, also known as Al-jazira, defeated 1-0 in the qualifying round.
Oceania champion Auckland City from New Zealand then won the AFC Champions League champion Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 in 1/4, reaching the semi-finals and walking in front of Manchester City.
This year, the Chinese Super League team performed averagely in the AFC Champions League. Shanghai SIPG eliminated Jiangsu Suning and Guangzhou Evergrande all the way and was defeated by Urawa Red Diamonds in the semi-finals.
The Central and North American champion Pachuca from Mexico defeated African champion Casablanca in 1-0 in 1/4 and came to Gremio.
There are 12 teams in the UAE Super League, five each with Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Just like their country, except for these two cities, nothing will be left.
The UAE and the national football team are old opponents, but because neither of the top 40 or the top 12 in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers were divided into the same group, so Zhuo Yang is already quite unfamiliar with UAE players, let alone Abu in Abdul
The Zabi Peninsula is here.
But no player knows, but he is not short of acquaintances. The head coach of the Peninsula team is the former chief assistant coach of the Chinese team, Dutchman Henk Tencart.
Tencart once assisted Rijkaard in the Dutch national team and Barcelona. In 2008, he came to the Chinese national team with Jason.
After returning from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Jay Shuai's entire coaching staff renewed their appointments and increased their salary, but a year later, Tencart revealed his desire to go solo.
If Zhuo Yang hadn't spoken, Tengkat wouldn't have left. The Chinese people's money was easy to make, but if they wanted to breach the contract, they wouldn't just open their mouths.
In October 2011, Tencart left the national football coaching staff, his identity as chief assistant was replaced by Sforza, and Vaughans also added to the coaching staff.
Tengkat was hired as a employed by Qatar Umsharal Club with a high salary and went to Shandong Luneng the next year, but was fired because his record was too poor and he had not finished his work for a season.
Later, Tenkat returned to the Netherlands to coach Rotterdam Sparta. Last year, he came to the UAE and picked up the coaching stick for the Abu Dhabi Peninsula.
The Super League is the annual league, where Tencart demonstrated his coaching skills. He led the Peninsula to win the 2016-17 Super League championship and a double league cup championship, so he was lucky enough to participate in this Club World Cup as a wild card.
In any case, it was an old friend who made contributions to Chinese football. After meeting, Zhuo Yang and Teng Carter had a few intimate chats. They were well-mannered but not much nutrition.
The one who coaches the Abu Dhabi Peninsula U23 youth team is not a mortal. The former famous Serie A and Premier League players, Adrian Mutu, the Romanian "Viol" and Tencart became superiors and subordinates in January this year.
Mutu is 39 years old and retired last summer. He is quite unlucky. He can't write two words "Mu". He was the first star in the world to turn against Mourinho, and then he took D-type products.
Exited by Chelsea.
Originally, Juventus and Fiorentina played well, but Mutu couldn't figure it out, so he sued Chelsea with a complaint. As a result, it angered Abu. Chelsea collected evidence and counter-claimed Mutu, demanding that he compensate the club for the loss of 28 million.
The FIFA Dispute Resolution Tribunal supported Chelsea's evidence and ruled that Mutu compensated Chelsea for 17173,990 euros, both whole and zero, and there is 5% interest per year, starting from September 2008.
Mutu is a prodigal son who is rich and rich. He is as poor as a light before he retires. His highest annual salary when he plays football is 3.35 million euros before tax at Chelsea.
Nine years have passed, and Mutu can't afford a penny, but the compensation has reached 24 million euros, including principal and interest. In the past nine years, Mutu can only rely on continuous appeals to delay debts. He has already put the court that can appeal.
Used it all.
After the International Tribunal for Arbitration for Sports (CAS) failed to appeal and was rejected two months ago, Mutu is currently preparing to go to the Supreme Court of the Swiss Federal Republic of China next year, and the European Tribunal for Human Rights (Echr) the year after. In this way, at least two more can be delayed.
Three years.
Chapter completed!