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Club World Cup 2025: Every group in focus
A guide to every group at the Club World Cup 2025, to get you up to speed with the tournament
“At 10 Downing Street, Cherie Blair said, ‘You’re the Canadian player – why do you play for England?’ I was like, ‘Sorry, what?’ It was odd and it kind of hurt” Owen Hargreaves opens up on dealing with criticism over his international allegiances
EXCLUSIVE The Canadian-born midfielder has an English father and a Welsh mother
‘Working for Mourinho was a great experience – he was a master at motivating and knew how to strike the right chord with each player. We were his soldiers’ Andriy Shevchenko on his loyalty to his former Chelsea boss
EXCLUSIVE Jose Mourinho was in charge at Stamford Bridge when the Ukrainian completed his £30million move from AC Milan
‘I knew she was special when she came into the England squad – I felt like she was next in line. Going to Arsenal has been great – her game’s been elevated’ Ellen White on Alessia Russo’s continued rise
EXCLUSIVE Russo is set to lead the line when England look to defend their European crown in Switzerland this summer
‘Players are being flogged. If I were Manchester City, I’d declare my entire first team injured and send the youth team to the Club World Cup. I think it’s a joke’ David James warns FIFA over burnout risk
EXCLUSIVE The newly expanded Club World Cup will see 32 teams compete in the USA over the next month
‘Ian Rush gave me a pair of Nike boots and I treasured them for years. I tried playing with them once, until my big toes poked through the toe area!’ How a Liverpool legend helped inspire Andriy Shevchenko
EXCLUSIVE Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Shevchenko has recalled an early encounter with the Liverpool and Wales legend
‘Winning the Euros was an incredible moment. For me, it was seeing the journey, how people got behind us, how the country fell in love with the team’ Fran Kirby opens up on England’s Euro 2022 victory
EXCLUSIVE The Brighton midfielder announced her international retirement earlier this week
‘I felt privileged to swap a club like Bayern for one like Manchester United, with the history those clubs have. Sir Alex didn’t have to say much to convince me’ Owen Hargreaves on moving from one European giant to another
EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves swapped Bavaria for Old Trafford in a £17million move in 2007
‘Players are competitive by nature and they’ll want to get their hands on it. We have an opportunity for some young players to show us what they’re made of’ John Terry outlines what to expect at the revamped Club World Cup
EXCLUSIVE The former Chelsea skipper is looking forward to the expanded 32-team tournament which kicks off this month
