Unsurprisingly given their domination of the UEFA Champions League in the 21st century, Real Madrid are record five-time winners of the FIFA Club World Cup. However, such an impressive history in the competition will matter little heading into this summer’s reformatted and expanded iteration of the tournament,

After a season of unfulfilled expectations and broken dreams, Real Madrid head to the United States for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup under new management. Carlo Ancelotti has waved goodbye to the Santiago Bernabeu, and ex-Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso has returned to the club in a different capacity to pick up the slack.