Italian Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, stated on Tuesday that his team will not participate in the upcoming and novel Club World Cup and added that, like the white club, there will be several more teams that will decline participation.

"FIFA can forget about it; the players and the clubs will not participate in that tournament. A single Real Madrid match is worth 20 million, and FIFA wants to give us that amount for the entire cup. Negative. Like us, other clubs will reject the invitation," he said in an interview with 'Il Giornale' about the tournament, which will be held in the summer of 2025 in the United States.

Ancelotti, who is celebrating his 65th birthday this Tuesday, also spoke about Real Madrid legends Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. "Modric is a unique example of quality and personality. Unfortunately, Kroos has decided to stop; he's German in his decisions, but he will continue living in Madrid. I told him that if he reconsiders in the autumn, a call and we start again," he commented.

He also heaped praise on the white club: "Madrid is special. Milan is in my heart; I played, I was a coach, it is a big part of my professional life. But Real Madrid is Real Madrid, what could be better? Here there is respect for history; all the players from the past are present in the photographs at the training ground."

Regarding the 2024 Euro Cup starting this Friday in Germany, he highlighted: "I am very curious to see Germany at home; they have an interesting team." "I think we (Italy) have lacked a generational change after winning the last edition, so I don’t really know what our chances might be," he added.

He also commented on what being a coach entails: "I don't see anything new; this has always been our job, but the case of (former Liverpool coach Jürgen) Klopp is significant. The constant pressure, the load of responsibility becomes too much, the obsession takes over. It also happened to Arrigo Sacchi."

"I keep the passion, that's how I live the match, my work, I have always carried this balance with me, I have overcome moments that were not always positive. After the experience with Everton, I was off the radar, they called me past, already old. Then in Napoli, the same thing," he concluded.