Pep Guardiola and Enzo Maresca have joined Jurgen Klopp in criticising the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, raising concerns over player workload and congested schedules.

Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has criticised the introduction of the expanded Club World Cup format, calling it the worst idea ever implemented in football.

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has labelled FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup as ‘the worst idea ever implemented in football’. Klopp’s comments came after Red Bull Salzburg, one of the teams in his organisation, bowed out of the tournament following a 3-0 thrashing against Real Madrid.