FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at a news conference. (Photo: CNN).

The world football-governing body – FIFA on Friday announced the creation of a new men’s Club World Cup, due to start in 2025.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the new league competition will feature 32 of “the best teams in the world”.

At a press conference, Infantino revealed the details of a meeting of the world governing body’s organizing council on Friday morning December 16.

“As you will remember, we had agreed a few years ago to have a new men’s Club World Cup with 24 teams. This should have taken place in 2021 [but] was postponed because of Covid,’ said the Swiss national as quoted by the Evening Standard.

🎙️ “The 32-team tournament will go ahead, making it like a World Cup.”

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“The new men’s Club World Cup will therefore take place in 2025 and will feature 32 teams, the best teams in the world.”

“Of course, the details of that still need to be discussed and agreed, but the 32-team tournament will go ahead, making it really like a World Cup.”

FIFA have long wanted to expand the Club World Cup to create a domestic competition to rival UEFA’s Champions League.

The former currently features just seven teams, comprising the winners of each confederation’s premier trophy, including the Champions League winners.

Chelsea are the current holders, after beating Brazilian club Palmeiras in February.