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Chelsea’s Potential Club World Cup Foes Emerge as Mexican Giants Leon Exit Competition

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  • Mexico’s Club Leon was excluded from this summer’s first-ever Club World Cup.

  • Leon ran afoul of FIFA’s regulations regarding teams that are part of multi-club entities.

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The Costa Rican team Alajuelense are rising as potential replacements for Club Leon this summer.
Club World Cup
as stated in a report.

On Friday, the Mexican team León was disqualified from the competition by FIFA due to violations of the organization’s rules regarding multiple club ownership. Both León and their Liga MX competitors CF Pachuca are under the control of Grupo Pachuca. Despite qualifying for the enlarged 32-team event at first, their involvement came into question because of this shared ownership structure.

Leon, who presently boasts former
Real Madrid
star
James Rodriguez
within their group, were scheduled to perform
Chelsea
In Group D, along with Flamengo from Brazil and Tunisia’s Esperance de Tunis.

However, Friday’s ruling indicates that they will now be succeeded by Alajuelense.
World Soccer Talk
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Notably, it was the Costa Rican team that raised an objection against Leon and Pachuca’s participation in the first-ever staging of the tournament. According to Article 10.1 of the Club World Cup rules, no competing club can have direct or indirect holdings or transactions involving the stocks or shares of another participant club.

The Sunday report suggests that despite FIFA not having announced Leon’s successor, Alajuelense appear to be the frontrunners for taking over.




Currently placed at number 45 worldwide according to FIFA rankings, this club stands as the top-rated CONCACAF team outside of both Mexico and the MLS, making it the most fitting contender thereafter.

Following his elimination from the contest, Leon countered with a robustly stated response, voicing his ‘dissent’ against FIFA’s choice and declaring an intent to pursue legal avenues.

Club Leon has conveyed its dissent regarding the decision taken by FIFA, potentially barring us from participating in the upcoming Club World Cup,” stated the club’s announcement. “Over the past several months, we have submitted every relevant piece of evidence and documentation proving that Club Leon functions independently across all financial, managerial, and athletic dimensions.

‘If Club Leon is allowed to participate in the 2025 Club World Cup with the same rights as they acquired their spot on the field, we will take the matter to the highest sports tribunals to the fullest extent permissible.’

In the meantime, Pachuca’s involvement in the 2025 Club World Cup is confirmed. They have been placed in Group H alongside Real Madrid, Al-Hilal, and Red Bull Salzburg.

Pachuca secured their spot by clinching the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup title, following Leon’s victory in the 2023 edition of the same competition.

Chelsea – who won the Club World Cup in February 2022 when it was a seven-team event – qualified on account of their Champions League final victory over Man City in the 2020-21 season.

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