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You know that feeling when June sneaks up on you? Suddenly, it’s the 15th, and boom—FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is all up in our lives, running wild in the U.S. until mid-July-ish. Seriously, this thing grew to 32 teams! Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, PSG… like a who’s who of soccer royalty mixed with a football-crazy party.
So, about watching… UK folks have it easy-peasy with Channel 5—yep, that one! You can kick back and catch 23 games free. That’s channel 105 if you’re hanging with Sky or Virgin Media, but if you’re a Freeview peep, it’s just plain ol’ channel 5 (SD) and 105 (HD). Stream-lovers, DAZN has your back with 63 matches live for FREE—no sneaky fees lurking around the corner. Just sign up and you’re golden.
Game times are having a full-on identity crisis—ranging from 5pm to 2am BST. Al Ahly vs. Inter Miami kick things off at this ungodly 1am on June 15. Then you’ve got Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City at a respectable 5pm and PSG against Atletico Madrid a few hours later at 8pm. Marathon day, yeah?
Chelsea fans, brace yourselves. June 16, 8pm, they take on Los Angeles FC. Hang tight, ‘cause they’re back June 20 against Flamengo at the more civilized 7pm. But June 25? It’s a late one at 2am against ES Tunis. Meanwhile, Manchester City are doing their thing against Wydad AC on June 18 at 5pm… anyway, you get the gist, right? Al Ain on June 23 (early bird 2am), and cap it off with Juventus on June 26 (8pm).
Oh, Channel 5 isn’t slacking—15 group games, some round of 16s, a couple of semis and the big final. Highlight reel includes Chelsea vs. LAFC, City’s matches against Wydad and Al Ain, among others. Basically, if it’s worth watching, it’s probably on their list.
Here’s a quick take on Channel 5’s group schedule:
– June 15: Al Ahly v Inter Miami (1am), Bayern Munich v Auckland City (5pm)
– June 16: Chelsea v Los Angeles FC (8pm), Boca Juniors v Benfica (11pm)
– June 17: Fluminense v Dortmund (5pm)
– June 18: Manchester City v Wydad AC (5pm), Real Madrid v Al Hilal (8pm)
– June 21: Bayern Munich v Boca Juniors (2am), Inter Milan v Urawa Red Diamonds (8pm)
– June 22: Juventus v Wydad AC (5pm)
– June 23: Manchester City v Al Ain (2am), Atlético Madrid v Botafogo (8pm)
– June 24: Auckland City v Boca Juniors (8pm)
– June 25: Espérance de Tunis v Chelsea (2am), Dortmund v Ulsan HD (9pm)
For all the footie fanatics in the UK, this is like Christmas morning—but for about a month. And, hey, Softfootball is throwing a poll (kinda love those things). Who’s snagging the trophy this year? Spill your thoughts! 🎉
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