The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in its new, expanded format this weekend, featuring 32 of the world's top clubs competing over four weeks and 63 matches across 11 host cities in the US.

the first-ever 32-team FIFA Club World Cup is good for the sport, from pretty much any vantage point.

Headlined by showcases with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Hard Rock Stadium will play host to eight matches, including two knockout Round of 16 games.

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,

Real Madrid announced their third signing of the summer on Friday and the move can be considered as massive, if not bigger, than the swoops for Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Last Friday, he also became the youngest player to debut for the Argentine national team, at just 17 years, nine months, and 22 days old.