Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Intercontinental Cup (football)" in English language version.
Official competitions are those recognised as valid by an organisation and not only organised by it, in fact Conmebol includes in its list of official competitions the Club World Cup that is fully organised by FIFA.
[...] clubs that have been named world champions [...]
Among this year's six representatives, Brazil's Sao Paulo are the only team that can claim to have been world champions.
With the passage of time, it became apparent that it was unrealistic to continue to confer the symbolic title of "Club World Champion" on the basis of a single match between the European and South American champions.
As of 2005, the Toyota Cup, traditionally a one-off match between the champions of Europe and South America, will take on a whole new dimension when it becomes the FIFA Club World Championship, disputed by the champion clubs from all six continents.
Brought up watching the annual Europe-South America clash, Japanese fans are counting the days to the kick off of the true world club showdown.
According to the new format, which enters into force in 2005, once again in Japan, the respective winners of the six "champions cups" of each confederation will qualify for the FIFA Club World Championship. "I am convinced that this is the best formula for everyone", argues Michel Platini, a FIFA Executive Committee member and former Toyota Cup winner from 1985. "It won't make the clubs' trips any longer, but by playing an extra game, the club crowned this time will be true world champions" continued the former Juventus playmaker.
Initially a one-off contest between the champions of South America and Europe, the Toyota Cup, which superseded the Intercontinental Cup in 1980, has been revamped by FIFA to reach out to all confederations and associations across the globe so the winners may truly be regarded as the best club side in the world.
Official competitions are those recognised as valid by an organisation and not only organised by it, in fact Conmebol includes in its list of official competitions the Club World Cup that is fully organised by FIFA.
[...] clubs that have been named world champions [...]
Among this year's six representatives, Brazil's Sao Paulo are the only team that can claim to have been world champions.
With the passage of time, it became apparent that it was unrealistic to continue to confer the symbolic title of "Club World Champion" on the basis of a single match between the European and South American champions.
As of 2005, the Toyota Cup, traditionally a one-off match between the champions of Europe and South America, will take on a whole new dimension when it becomes the FIFA Club World Championship, disputed by the champion clubs from all six continents.
Brought up watching the annual Europe-South America clash, Japanese fans are counting the days to the kick off of the true world club showdown.
According to the new format, which enters into force in 2005, once again in Japan, the respective winners of the six "champions cups" of each confederation will qualify for the FIFA Club World Championship. "I am convinced that this is the best formula for everyone", argues Michel Platini, a FIFA Executive Committee member and former Toyota Cup winner from 1985. "It won't make the clubs' trips any longer, but by playing an extra game, the club crowned this time will be true world champions" continued the former Juventus playmaker.
Initially a one-off contest between the champions of South America and Europe, the Toyota Cup, which superseded the Intercontinental Cup in 1980, has been revamped by FIFA to reach out to all confederations and associations across the globe so the winners may truly be regarded as the best club side in the world.
