Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca described the atmosphere in Chelsea's 2-0 Club World Cup win over LAFC as "strange" because of the lack of fans.

More than 30,000 fans showed up for Seattle's Club World Cup opener on Sunday. But Sounders fans weren't all pleased about the dynamic pricing for the tournament.

They came for a tournament that FIFA vastly overbaked and overhyped. As this inaugural Club World Cup approached in April, May and June, organizers became increasingly worried, and desperate to sell tickets. They slashed prices and concocted special deals. They offered five tickets for $20 to local college students, and freebies to veterans.

Bayern Munich clobbered an amateur team in the Club World Cup, setting a new all-time record in FIFA competitions.

Al Ahly have bolstered their attack significantly heading into the Club World Cup. Egypt national team veteran Mahmoud Hassan, more commonly known as Trezeguet, has returned from a loan spell at Trabzonspor, while they added his international teammate Zizo on a free transfer from domestic rivals Zamalek.

The revamped Club World Cup gets underway on Saturday in Miami, amid a mixture of excitement, skepticism and concerns verging from ticket sales to players’ welfare.

The best teams in the world will be in the United States this summer as the FIFA Club World Cup will bring teams from reigning Champions League champions Paris Saint-Germain to the only amateur side in the competition in Auckland City FC from New Zealand.