When the ball gets kicked off the center circle of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the United States will go down in history as the first host of the most important soccer tournament created this century.

The Club World Cup is nothing new, having first been contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship. After a hiatus, the tournament has been held every year since 2005, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City among the winners in that time.

Raised in the Republic of Ireland, Ayman Ben Mohamed reaches the Club World Cup after an unlikely journey to Tunisian side Esperance.

The Athletic is here to guide you through the Club World Cup - and you'll be able to watch the best of the action too

Real Madrid, Manchester City and more of the planet's top soccer teams will gather in North America this summer for the FIFA Club World Cup.

And while the international World Cup is the first thing that comes to mind for most fans, the version at the club level has produced some memorable moments, albeit a bit more under the radar. With the tournament’s ambitious expansion for more teams and a quadrennial format, we’ll be sure to get more of those iconic feats moving forward.

An immigration crackdown is underway in the United States at a time when international tourists are arriving in the country for FIFA Club World Cup 2025. The tournament, taking place in 11 American cities, including at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, kicks off on June 14.