Al-Nassr and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo said on Saturday he did not plan to play at the Club World Cup in the United States, despite being courted by clubs participating in the expanded 32-team tournament.

Some of the best football players on the planet are in action at this year’s Club World Cup, which has been revamped and expanded for 2025. The tournament, which gets started in the United States this weekend,

MUNICH — Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup , dealing a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of soccer’s biggest attractions at the tournament.