FIFA says players' representatives and the sport's governing body have reached a consensus on the need for a period of rest of 72 hours between matches, and agreed that players should enjoy a minimum of 21 days of holidays at the end of each season.

"We may have received some justified criticism" said FIFA's president as he declared "the golden era of global club football has started"

The FIFA Club World Cup has reached its Final Four and only three of the teams are from Europe. Real Madrid, reigning European champion Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea are all likely semifinalists, and they are joined by the Brazilian side Fluminense, a team sitting in sixth in its Serie A that earlier in this tournament eliminated Inter Milan.

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández heads into Sunday’s Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain. “Honestly, the heat is incredible,” Fernandez said Friday. “The other day I got a little dizzy during a play.