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Jack Grealish left out of Manchester City squad for USA tournament; new signings Rayan Ait Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki all named; Man City face Wydad AC, Al Ain FC and Juventus in Group G, with their opening game on June 18 Wednesday 11 June 2025 18: 11, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jack Grealish has been left out of Manchester City's squad for the upcoming Club World Cup. Grealish, who has fallen down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola, has two years left on his contract at City and is keen to fight for his place. However, this latest snub increases the likelihood of a summer move with a loan move a possibility considering his wages. The tournament format works exactly the same as the FIFA World Cup, only for clubs.
The 32 teams have been divided into eight groups of four teams, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the knockout stage.
The last-16 stage - the first single knockout round - then moves to the quarter-final, semi-final and then final. There is no third-place play-off between the two losing semi-final teams. All four summer signings are set to be among the travelling party with goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli, left-back Rayan Ait Nouri and midfielders Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki all named. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mateo Kovacic is injured, with James Mc Atee choosing to represent England's Under-21s this summer. City have called up midfielder Rodri as he steps up his recovery from injury, while Kevin De Bruyne is not named despite still being contracted to City until June 30. Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Ederson
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Defenders: Ruben Dias, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Abdukodir Khusanov Midfielders: Nico O'Reilly, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku, Nico Gonzalez, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Matheus Nunes, Rayan Cherki, Claudio Echeverri, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis Forwards: Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush All kick-off times are BST If City win Group G, they will face the runners-up of Group H at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando on June 31 (kick-off 2am) in their first knock-out fixture. If they finish second, they would come up against the winners of Group H at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 1 (kick-off 8pm). Group H consists of Real Madrid, CF Pachuca, FC Salzburg and Al Hilal. Acca Freeze lets you lock in one winning leg of your football acca, so a late goal won't ruin your bet! The winners of the Club World Cup will receive up to £97m ($125m) from FIFA. Prize money of £774m ($1bn) is to be shared between the 32 clubs - with £406m ($525m) participation fee shared based on sporting and commercial criteria, and £368m ($475m) shared based on sporting performance. FIFA are not keeping any revenue and it expects to share another £200m ($250m) with clubs across the world as solidarity payments. Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol: "It's a lot of money because this is just all four weeks' work, it's just for seven games. "If you win the FA Cup, the oldest domestic competition in world football, you get through £3. 9m. But of course, winning the FA Cup, you don't want to win the FA Cup just for money, you want to win it for the prestige. "If you win the Premier League, that is worth around £176m. The Champions League, the new format, it's estimated that you could earn up to £135m, if you win it, but that is for playing up to 15 games, and the club World Cup £97m. " From next season, Sky Sports' Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live. And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League games next season are on Sky Sports.
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