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Mexico's Club Leon out of Club World Cup due to ownership rule breach, FIFA says


Published on 2025-03-21 13:45:19 - Reuters
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  • Club Leon will be removed from the Club World Cup in the United States later this year as it and another Mexican club in the tournament, CF Pachuca, failed to meet criteria on multi-club ownership, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.

The article from Reuters discusses FIFA's decision to exclude Mexico's Club Leon from the 2023 Club World Cup due to a breach of ownership rules. FIFA found that Club Leon and U.S. club LAFC share the same ownership, which violates the competition's regulations stipulating that clubs with the same owner cannot participate in the same tournament. This ruling came after Leon qualified for the Club World Cup by winning the CONCACAF Champions League. As a result, Leon's spot was given to Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan, who were the runners-up in the Asian Champions League. The decision was made to ensure the integrity of the competition, and it has implications for how multi-club ownership might be managed in future international tournaments.

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