Soccer fans traveling to the U.S. for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 this summer are expected to inject $9.6 billion into the economy.

FIFA staff based in Miami wanted the 2025 Club World Cup to lean more heavily on smaller MLS stadiums, hoping FIFA would avoid empty seats and that hot-ticket events would boost revenues.

The FIFA Club World Cup action on Monday, June 16 opens down in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where LAFC takes on Chelsea in Group D action.

The reigning UEFA Champions League winners look to start the FIFA Club World Cup on the right foot on Sunday, as Paris Saint-Germain takes on Atletico Madrid.

SportsLine's Martin Green reveals his 2025 FIFA Club World Cup picks for LAFC vs. Chelsea on Monday in the group stage

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, two of the best clubs in the world, are showing their early dominance at the tournament. Meanwhile, some non-European squads, like Brazilian club Palmeiras and Botafogo, are putting up strong performances to open the group stage.

FIFA's new 32-team Club World Cup kicked off on Saturday with Lionel Messi leading Inter Miami against Egypt's Al Ahly at an almost full Hard Rock Stadium.Thousands of fans of Al Ahly, record 12 times African Champions League winner and 45-times Egyptian league titles,

The biennial CONCACAF Gold Cup convenes this summer in the United States to determine the champion of the North and Central American soccer confederation. Here is how they rank in FIFA's global standings.