Dale JohnsonJun 4, 2025, 11:14 AM ET
The winners of the expanded Club World Cup volition beryllium allowed to play with a badge connected their garment which celebrates the accomplishment until the adjacent event, successful 2029.
Clubs are usually fixed support to deterioration the summation to their jerseys for 12 months, but the determination to the caller format has changed the policy.
The Club World Cup utilized to beryllium held annually each December, with the past lawsuit held successful 2023. Since then, winners Manchester City person been playing with the golden crest successful the mediate of their shirts -- that's contempt Real Madrid winning the Intercontinental Cup rubric successful December 2024.
Though successful effect the Intercontinental Cup is the aged Club World Cup with a caller name, FIFA lone considers the caller Club World Cup arsenic the continuation of the tourney -- which has meant Man City could deterioration the badge for 18 months. That lasts until the caller lawsuit begins successful the United States aboriginal this month.
FIFA has confirmed to ESPN that arsenic the adjacent Club World Cup, which present features 32 teams, won't beryllium played until 2029, the squad which lifts the trophy adjacent period volition get to deterioration the commemorative badge for 4 years.