The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

Hoping to emerge victorious debuting both a new manager and star signing, Real Madrid open their 2025 Club World Cup on Wednesday with a group stage match against star-studded Saudi side Al Hilal in Miami.

With the new, extended FIFA Club World Cup now under way, and Al Hilal to kick off their Group H campaign on Wednesday in a glamour encounter with Real Madrid, we're looking back at how Roshn Saudi

New Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso could hand Trent Alexander-Arnold his debut in Wednesday's Club World Cup clash against Al-Hilal at Hard Rock Stadium. After replacing Carlo Ancelotti in the Real Madrid dugout, Alonso will be hoping to begin his tenure by leading the club to silverware at the Club World Cup in the USA.

Hilal CEO Esteve Calzada said they were confident in their Club World Cup squad's strength despite failing to secure any big names in the tournament's build-up, adding that talks with several targets collapsed due to excessive financial demands.

Al-Hilal's CEO Esteve Calzada discusses the challenges faced by the club during the Club World Cup preparations due to excessive financial demands. Despite parting ways with Neymar, the team is still confident with players like Ruben Neves.

Names like Bruno Fernandes, Victor Osimhen and Theo Hernandez have thus far turned down big Saudi Arabian offers

Their willingness to splash the cash is such that writing this team guide slightly ahead of time feels like a risky exercise. Al Hilal have already put in a colossal offer for Man

Al-Hilal will be the standard bearers for Asian football at the revamped Club World Cup after appointing Simone Inzaghi to coach a squad bristling with playing talent from Saudi Arabia and around the world.