Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been delighted with how the revamped Club World Cup has gone, writes Miguel Delaney, but he has no intention of stopping there, with even bigger plans already afoot

As tens of millions of dollars pour into supporting Houston's hosting abilities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, how will the boost actually help?

Club World Cup has been punctuated by a brutal heat wave in the U.S. that has left players and coaches flustered. The bigger question: What will such weather do for next summer's World Cup?

"It was, in some games, a problem,” said famed former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, who is now FIFA's chief of global soccer development. He added that "we learned a lot" to prepare for next year.

Referee body cameras, a new eight-second rule for goalkeepers, and advanced semi-automated offside technology introduced at the Club World Cup have been hailed as a success, FIFA Referees Committee Chairman Pierluigi Collina said.

The 48-team tournament will produce around nine million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report.

The bonus — or curse, depending on whom you ask — of being one of three host nations for next year’s FIFA World Cup is the loss of being a cohesive unit "hardened" by the rigors of qualifying

Arsene Wenger has dismissed Jurgen Klopp’s criticism of FIFA’s revamped 32-team Club World Cup, calling the tournament a "fantastic competition" and emphasising the support it has received from participating teams,