MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool are among the “ten confirmed participants” in the 24-team Fifa Super Club World Cup in 2021 which could take place in China.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has pushed the idea since his election and it looks like it will now be going ahead in three years’ time.
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Barcelona will be among sides invited to first-ever Fifa Super Club World CupGetty Images
Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno revealed Los Blancos were in favour of the proposal, becoming the first major to club to openly back the idea.
And Mundo Deportivo report they, along with United and Liverpool, will be among the sides guaranteed a place in 2021.
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter, Juventus, Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain are the other teams who will definitely be present.
Europe will have 12 places in total and the other two will be selected from a group which includes Manchester City, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Porto and Benfica.
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The other 12 sides will be made up of teams from around the globe.
Legendary South American giants Boca Juniors, River Plate, Santos, Flamengo and either Penarol or Nacional will also be included.
HOLD TITE Brazil announce World Cup 2018 squad with Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino selectedDates for the event have been established. It will run from June 10 to 28, containing eight groups of three teams, followed by a quarter-final, semi-final and final.
It means there will be minimum of two matches and a maximum of five. No location has been decided, but China are keen to become the first hosts.
Real Madrid: 12 — (1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17)
AC Milan: 7 — (1962-63, 1968-69, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2006-07)
Bayern Munich: 5 — (1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 2000-01, 2012-13)
Liverpool: 5 — (1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, 2004-05)
Barcelona: 5 — (1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15)
Ajax: 4 — (1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1994-95)
Manchester United: 3 — (1967-68, 1998-99, 2007-08)
Inter: 3 — (1963-64, 1964-65, 2009-10)
Benfica: 2 — (1960-61, 1961-62)
Nottingham Forest: 2 — (1978-79, 1979-80)
Juventus: 2 — (1984-85, 1995-96)
Porto: 2 — (1986-87, 2003-04)
Inter Milan are Italy’s second-most successful side in European Cup with three victoriesEPA
For the first edition, there will be special invitations for the most prestigious and successful clubs on the planet — but after that, it will be a qualification process.
For the following tournament, the 12 European participants will be made up from the past four Champions winners, the four finalists and the next four sides with the best coefficients.
There will be four guaranteed South American entrants, with a fifth team facing a play-off against the leading Oceania side.
Africa, Asia and North America will have two clubs each, with the host nation’s title winner making up the final side.
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