The UAE is the first stop on the Asian leg of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour with a visit scheduled for February 22-24.
Events are planned at Abu Dhabi's most iconic landmarks, including Al Ain, to celebrate the tournament. Al Ain Club will be the first club in the Asian continent to host the cup tour.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino described the new FIFA Club World Cup trophy as the “start of a new history” at an event in New York, United States, to mark the official launch of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour.
The new trophy, designed by FIFA and created in collaboration with global luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co., will make its way through the cities of all 32 participating clubs.
Taking place in 11 cities across 12 stadiums in the US, beginning Saturday, June 14 in Miami, the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ will conclude on Sunday, July 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Real Madrid easily beat Manchester City 3-1 with a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick on Wednesday in their Champions League playoff second leg at a raucous Santiago Bernabeu stadium, earning them a 6-3 aggregate victory and a place in the last 16.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka exited the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday night following a 3-6, 2-6 defeat to unseeded Clara Tauson of Denmark.
Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG has won stage 3 of the UAE Tour at Jebel Jais on Wednesday, kicking beyond Oscar Onley and Felix Gall, taking the overall lead in the race.
Sharjah goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani has set a record for the first time in his career, leading the team to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League 2, for the second time in the team's history.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said it has banned a man who exhibited "fixated behaviour" towards Emma Raducanu after he was taken away by security personnel during the Briton's match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship late on Tuesday.
Delays are expected in Dubai on Thursday due to increased traffic ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai Sports City, along with the start of the Dubai Games 2025, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with the Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto on the sidelines of IDEX in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
The Police headquarters of Fujairah and Ras al-Khaima have announced several roads will be closed on Thursday, in conjunction with stage 4 of the UAE Tour.