Sources told Sky News an agreement has been reached ahead of the European Club Association annual meeting.
The World Cup is expanding from 32 to 48 teams for the tournament being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2026 and expanding from 64 to 104 matches.
Sources told Sky News an agreement has been reached ahead of the ECA's key annual meeting in Budapest which is due to be attended by FIFA presidentThe ECA is also in talks with FIFA about forming a joint venture to sell the commercial rights to the new 32-team men's Club World Cup that is set to launch in 2025, Sky News has learned.
A partnership on maximising revenue from the new tournament would mark a significant improvement in relations between Europe's top clubs and FIFA. Europe's elite teams had been opposing FIFA expanding the Club World Cup from a seven-team annual event to a 32-team competition every four years.
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