AP Spotlight Not even Saudi Arabia or FIFA could get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Jun 19, 2025 Jun 19, 2025 Updated Dec 22, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup.kAmuxup AC6D:56?E x?72?E:?@ 46CE2:?=J EC:65 — =2DE >@?E9 >2<:?8 2 AF3=:4 2AA62= 29625 @7 E96 E@FC?2>6?E]k^AmkAmQx7 2?J 4=F3 :D H2E49:?8 2?5 :D :?E6C6DE65 :? 9:C:?8 #@?2=5@ 7@C E96 r=F3 (@C=5 rFA ]]][Q 96 E62D65 5FC:?8 2? :?E6CG:6H H:E9 *@F%F36C :$9@H$A665]k^AmkAm#@?2=5@VD 4@?EC24E H:E9 $2F5: pC23:2? 4=F3 p=\}2DDC H2D 5F6 E@ 6IA:C6 2?5 uxupVD 564:D:@? E@ 4C62E6 2 DA64:2==J\>256 >:?: EC2?D76C H:?5@H 7@C :ED ?6H6DE 4@>A6E:E:@? >62?E E96 A2E9 H2D 4=62C 7@C E96 #62= |25C:5 8C62E E@ D:8? 2 D9@CE\E6C> 562= H:E9 2 ?6H E62> ;FDE :? 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