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Jamie Carragher warns players are being 'treated like cattle' as he SLAMS new Club World Cup - as Rio Ferdinand accuses football chiefs of ignoring stars' concerns amid strike threat

Jamie Carragher has slammed the new FIFA Club World Cup, which is set to further extend the footballing calendar when it debuts next summer.

The tournament, which will include teams such as Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City, will run for the first time from June 15 to July 13 in 2025 and will be marketed as the best of the best slugging it out across the United States.

According to Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is also chairman of the European Club Association, the new-and-expanded version of the tournament will become one of the biggest competitions on the planet.