Ancelotti backs off, Madrid to play in Club World Cup

Carlo Ancelotti surprised by implying in ‘Il Giornale’ that Real Madrid were not going to participate in the 2025 Club World Cup, which turned out to be a misunderstanding and the Spanish club issued a statement confirming their presence in the tournament to be played from 15 June to 13 July 2025.
"Real Madrid C. F. would like to announce that at no time has there been any question regarding our participation in the new Club World Cup to be organised by FIFA in the coming 2024/2025 season," they announced in a statement.
"Our club will therefore take part, as planned, in this official competition and we are proud and excited to be involved in it and we wll once again inspire our millions of fans all over the world with another trophy."
Three minutes later, Carlo Ancelotti posted a brief message on social media: "In my interview with 'Il Giornale', my words about the FIFA Club World Cup have not been interpreted in the way I intended.
"Nothing could be further from my interest than to reject the possibility of playing in a tournament that I consider to be a great opportunity to continue fighting for great titles with Real Madrid," he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.