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Saudi Al Hilal to Face Real Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Draw - Miami, Florida, United States - December 5, 2024 FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Ronaldo unveil the trophy before the draw REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Draw - Miami, Florida, United States - December 5, 2024 FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Ronaldo unveil the trophy before the draw REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Saudi Al Hilal to Face Real Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Draw - Miami, Florida, United States - December 5, 2024 FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Ronaldo unveil the trophy before the draw REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Draw - Miami, Florida, United States - December 5, 2024 FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Ronaldo unveil the trophy before the draw REUTERS/Brian Snyder

The group stage draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, held on Thursday in Miami, placed Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Group H alongside Spain's Real Madrid, Mexico's CF Pachuca, and Austria's FC Salzburg.

Al Hilal will face Real Madrid in their opening group-stage match.
The tournament, scheduled from June 15 to July 13, 2025, features 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. The top two teams from each group will advance to round 16.
Following the group stage's single round-robin format, the competition will proceed to the knockout phase, where teams will compete in single-elimination matches until the final.

The expanded format emphasizes FIFA’s commitment to enhancing the global reach and competitiveness of the Club World Cup.

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Tsitsipas Hoping to ‘Reinvent’ Himself in Search for Stability

This handout photo released by Tennis Australia on December 27, 2024, shows Greece's team member Stefanos Tsitsipas attending a press conference at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth. (Tennis Australia / AFP)
This handout photo released by Tennis Australia on December 27, 2024, shows Greece's team member Stefanos Tsitsipas attending a press conference at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth. (Tennis Australia / AFP)
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Tsitsipas Hoping to ‘Reinvent’ Himself in Search for Stability

This handout photo released by Tennis Australia on December 27, 2024, shows Greece's team member Stefanos Tsitsipas attending a press conference at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth. (Tennis Australia / AFP)
This handout photo released by Tennis Australia on December 27, 2024, shows Greece's team member Stefanos Tsitsipas attending a press conference at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth. (Tennis Australia / AFP)

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Friday he needs to break out of a rut and start afresh in 2025 after winning just one title in the previous campaign and dropping out of the world's top 10.

The Greek world number 11, who claimed his only win at the Monte Carlo Masters, has also ended his collaboration with his father Apostolos as his coach.

"I'm looking at kind of reinventing myself," said Tsitsipas, who begins his season at the Dec. 27-Jan. 5 United Cup mixed team event.

"I felt like I've been stuck in a pattern over the last few months. I haven't been able to kind of unlock the pattern.

"I'm looking for a fresh, new 2025. That doesn't mean to suddenly just start winning everything.

"It's just to see a trajectory of constant improvement and improving in all fields in my career, but also in my outside life ... I want to have stability in my life," he told reporters.

Tsitsipas is starting the year outside the top 10 for the first time since 2019 and he hoped that would take some of the pressure off him.

"I don't think there's that much pressure when you're outside of the top 10. Well, probably there is some pressure in terms of like now it's my opportunity to add on points and get some good weeks going," he said.

The United Cup will serve as part of Tsitsipas' preparations for the Australian Open, where the 26-year-old reached the final in 2023.