David Beckham faces legal threat after FIFA's controversial Inter Miami move

Costa Rican outfit Alajuelense, who person won 30 league titles successful the country's apical flight, privation FIFA to manus them a spot successful the Club World Cup adjacent twelvemonth and are prepared to instrumentality ineligible enactment if they bash not

Costa Rican broadside Alajuelense has claimed it could instrumentality ineligible enactment if FIFA does not let them a spot successful adjacent year's revamped Club World Cup - aft David Beckham's Inter Miami were controversially included.

FIFA's new-look contention volition spot 32 vie successful the US adjacent summertime betwixt June 15 and July 13 aft expanding the contention from 7 teams - with Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid among the apical sides involved.

But Inter Miami's inclusion has been contentious aft Lionel Messi and Co were handed a spot aft they won the Supporters' Shield - the trophy fixed to the MLS broadside with the champion regular play record.

Alajuelense, who person won 30 league titles successful the country's apical flight, present privation FIFA to manus them a spot successful the tourney and are prepared to instrumentality ineligible enactment if they bash not - pointing retired that 2 clubs participating, Leon and Pachuca, person the aforesaid owner.

A nine connection said: "The assertion is based connected the principles of eligibility acceptable successful the rules of the tournament."

Alajuelense spokesperson Marco Vazquez added: "Those are the rules that FIFA established — determination cannot beryllium multi-ownership. There are 2 Mexican clubs from the aforesaid proprietor and the rulebook is clear. What we are asking is to reappraisal what FIFA itself established."

Vazquez claimed the nine has hired a instrumentality steadfast successful Spain and person fixed them "all the details" of their case.

Seattle Sounders and Monterrey are 2 of the 4 CONCACAF clubs who person qualified for the tournament, with Inter Miami granted introduction aft being fixed the big federation spot. Alajuelense is the best-ranked Central American nine but is lone 40th successful the rankings for each CONCACAF clubs.

Speaking past period to manus Miami a spot successful the Club World Cup aft their Supporters' Shield win, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said: "Miami loves football, the world loves shot and the satellite loves Miami. So I person 3 things to archer you.

"The first: galore congratulations for winning the Supporters’ Shield. And connected top, with the grounds of points successful Major League Soccer. Congratulations, you are the champion squad of the play successful America. Second, based connected this outstanding show of this twelvemonth you merit to be, and you volition be, for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

"And third, arsenic the big squad of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, you volition person the honour of opening the tourney by hosting the opening crippled present successful Miami astatine the Hard Rock Stadium successful beforehand of 65,000 radical and tens of millions astatine home."

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