Soccer-Club World Cup set for June-July 2025, new Intercontinental Cup in 2024 -FIFA

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Final - Boca Juniors v Fluminense - Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - November 4, 2023 FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the match REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo

(Reuters) -FIFA's revamped Club World Cup planned for 2025 and set to feature 32 teams will be played from June 15 to July 13, while a new Intercontinental Cup will be played annually from next year, Gianni Infantino, the head of world soccer's governing body, said on Sunday.

The announcement drew criticism from the global players' union FIFPro as well as the World Leagues Forum (WLF), an organisation representing 44 major professional leagues that is chaired by Premier League chief Richard Masters.