• City CEO hails ?great initiative? of expanded tournament
  • ?It?s something that was very much needed?

Manchester City?s chief executive Ferran Soriano said he was excited by the way the revamped 32-team Fifa Club World Cup was driving football?s globalisation, with the Spaniard believing the holders can embrace the tournament?s expanded format and still be relevant to their domestic fanbase.
Pep Guardiola?s side beat Morocco?s Wydad 2-0 on Wednesday in Philadelphia in their opening group game as they began their defence of a title claimed two years ago in the competition?s last seven-club iteration.
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