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Nov 16, 2022 · Sam Carney. Wednesday 16 November 2022 06:00. With the domestic season now paused, full attention can turn to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. United are well-represented at the...
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Dec 10, 2022 · MORE: FIFA World Cup schedule 2022: Complete match dates, times, team fixtures for Qatar tournament. Which Manchester United players are still at the World Cup?
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- Masters' World Leagues Forum complains to FIFA
- PFA CEO Molango: Players have become pawns
Liverpool and Manchester United have been locked out of playing in FIFA's new Club World Cup which will be held for the first time in the summer of 2025.
The FIFA Council meeting in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Sunday agreed the qualifying criteria, confirming that a maximum of two clubs can qualify from one country for the new 32-team tournament.
England's two places will go to recent Champions League winners Chelsea and Manchester City.
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Image: Premier League chief executive Richard Masters runs the World Leagues Forum
The World Leagues Forum - run by Premier League chief executive Richard Masters - has complained to FIFA about not being consulted over its expanded Club World Cup.
In a forthright letter sent to FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Sunday, the group's 44 members, which includes the Premier League, accused the governing body of consistently prioritising its own interests.
The belief was also conveyed that FIFA refuses to consider the interests of the national competitions, as it continues to overload the footballing calendar, and serious concerns over the impact on player welfare were reiterated.
Masters acts as chair of the Forum, and the group's sentiments echo those of the PFA and FIFPro, who criticised FIFA's announcement this week of a new 32-club tournament in the summer of 2025.
FIFPro has been working closely with the World Leagues Forum on the match-calendar issue, and concerns were discussed at the Forum's AGM earlier this year.
Professional Footballers' Association CEO, Maheta Molango:
"The decision to push ahead with yet another expanded summer tournament - adding more and more games to a fixture list that is already at bursting point - just confirms that any expression of concern for player welfare is merely a pretence.
"Ultimately, players have become pawns in a battle for primacy between football's governing bodies, with no one willing to take a step back or to work collaboratively to create a sustainable calendar.
"These decisions have consequences - not just for players who are being pushed until they break, but for the future quality of these tournaments, with players becoming injured or withdrawing from games as they make their own decisions about how to manage what have become ridiculous demands."
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Dec 12, 2022 · Dec 12, 2022. 1min 54second. Watch all the goals scored by Manchester United players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
Dec 3, 2022 · They completed their Group B schedule with a comfortable 3-0 win over Wales on Tuesday night, inspired by two goals from United ace Marcus Rashford. The trio are all expected to start Sunday...
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Nov 13, 2022 · But exactly which Manchester United players will be playing in the World Cup this winter? We take a look at the 16 Red Devils confirmed to be taking part in the greatest show on Earth.
