FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures to media end of the Club World Cup final soccer match between Palmeiras and Chelsea at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
SE Palmeiras SP vs Chelsea FC 2/12/2022

Feb. 27, 2022 02:10 PM EST

Bayern's Thomas Mueller stands next to Berlin's Sami Khedira, right, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (John MacDougall/pool via AP)
Bayern midfielder Müller out of Club World Cup with virus

Feb. 11, 2021 10:35 AM EST

Al Duhail's Michael Olunga, rightt, and Al Ahly's Ashraf Ayman fight for the ball during FIFA Club World Cup in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
Bayern to play African champion Al Ahly at Club World Cup

Feb. 04, 2021 03:26 PM EST

Alphonso Davies, Robert Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman of Munich, from left, celebrate the opening goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and SC Freiburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Photo: (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)
Club World Cup draw pits Bayern against Africa-Qatar winner

Jan. 19, 2021 11:01 AM EST

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is interviewed in her office at the parliament in Wellington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of almost every other nation: It eliminated the coronavirus. But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Ardern revealed Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. She said the target grew from an early realization the nation’s health system simply couldn’t cope with a big outbreak. (AP Photo/Sam James)
Auckland City out of Club World Cup, cites NZ virus measures

Jan. 15, 2021 07:07 AM EST

Bremen's Maximilian Eggestein scores the opening goal next to Bayern's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and SV Werder Bremen, in Munich, Germany, Nov.21, 2020. (Lukas Barth/Pool via AP)
FIFA extends 7-team Club World Cup to 2021; Japan to host

Dec. 04, 2020 11:51 AM EST

Bayern's scorer Robert Lewandowski, center, is touched in the face by Bayern's scorer David Alaba after their second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
FIFA sets new Club World Cup dates for February in Qatar

Nov. 17, 2020 11:07 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands. FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 to discuss bringing back fans to soccer stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic. Infantino said it was the first of several meetings planned with government leaders. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Pandemic disrupting FIFA's World Cup, Club World Cup program

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 18, 2020 01:19 PM EDT