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FIFA may have to call upon its financial reserves to subsidise its inaugural 32 team Club World Cup, as it struggles to gain the interest of broadcasters and sponsors, reports Senior Correspondent, James Corbett.

Less than nine months out from its launch, FIFA is still to unveil any sponsorship or broadcast partnerships in relation to the revamped tournament, although the FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a social media post on Saturday that it would reveal host cities by the end

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