The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

The tournament, which features 32 elite clubs from around the world, marks a major milestone in the city’s growing reputation as a global sports destination.

Lloris insists that the top European clubs participating do not face greater challenges than their opponents from the rest of the world.

Despite being disqualified from the Club World Cup weeks ago, Mexican side León was mistakenly featured in FIFA’s official broadcast intro during the opening match between Inter Miami and Al Ahly. The error quickly drew criticism from fans and reignited tensions between the club and FIFA.

Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud says the FIFA Club World Cup is a chance to showcase Major League Soccer as the tournament kicks off this weekend.Giroud said LAFC will kick off the tournament against his former club Chelsea on Monday as "underdogs",