The Truth: Should You Care About the Club World Cup?

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4.9 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this episode of The Truth, Sam & Dougie look into the Club World Cup, due to take place in a number of weeks in the US, and examine who wants this tournament, why, and what bearing it has on the future of football...

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0:00.0	Dougie, Sam.
0:01.5	We're close to the end of the European season.
0:04.2	Typically, that would mean either a major international tournament or a welcome break greets us.
0:09.6	But no, more domestic football follows.
0:13.0	The revamped Club World Cup kicks off soon.
0:17.5	The FIFA Club World Cup.
0:19.4	It is a very transparent cash grab by FIFA.
0:22.3	Oh no, sorry.
0:23.8	FIFA President Gianni Infantino has just given a speech
0:26.7	where he has said that the true purpose of the Club World Cup
0:29.4	is to inspire hope and joy in future generations.
0:33.1	My sincere apologies.
0:34.7	How cynical of me.
0:35.9	The prize money for the Club World Cup this summer is going to be $1 billion.
0:42.4	Because the Club World Cup is definitely a World Cup. It is history. It is the first. It will be a huge, huge success.
0:54.4	Yes, hello everybody and welcome to another episode of The Truth.
0:57.6	It is our penultimate episode of the season.
1:01.7	My name is Sam Tai, sat in the studio, feeling very nervous already about the final
1:07.6	Premier League weekend.
1:09.6	Joining me in the studio, and we're actually in the same place this time.
1:12.9	So, Doogie, when you came to the studio, I...
1:14.6	Yeah, well done.
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