The 12 teams that will compete in the FIFA Club World Championship are: AFC Jubilo Iwata (Japan) - Winners Asian Super Cup 1999 Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) - Winners Asian Super Cup 2000
CAF Accra Hearts of Oak (Ghana) - Winner CAF Champions League 2000 Zamalek FC (Cairo, Egypt) - Winner of CAF Cup of Cup Winners 2000
CONCACAF Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) - 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Winners CD Olimpia (Honduras) - 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup runners-up)
CONMEBOL Palmeiras (Brazil) - Winners Copa Libertadores 1999 Atlético Boca Juniors (Argentina) - Winners Copa Libertadores 2000
OFC Wollongong Wolves (Australia) - 2001 Oceania Champions' Cup Winners)
UEFA Real Madrid (Spain) - Winner of the 2000 UEFA Champions League Galatasaray SK (Turkey) - Winner of the 2000 UEFA Super Cup Spain - Host country Deportivo La Coruña - Spanish League Champions 1999/2000
The format is three groups of four teams with the top teams of each group and the best second qualifying for the semi-finals. Also confirmed are the venues, namely in Madrid the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the Estadio Vicente Calderón as well as the Estadio Riazor in La Coruña."
In other MLS news the San Jose Earthquakes announced on Friday that Frank Yallop had been named as head coach of the Quakes. Yallop played for several years in the English and US pro leagues and has also served as an assistant with DC and Tampa Bay.
The SuperDraft will be held on Monday, February 5, at 9:00 a.m. (ET) at the Signature Grand in Davie, FL. Round-by-round coverage of the MLS SuperDraft will be available live on MLSnet.com. In addition, a live audio broadcast will be aired on RevolutionSoccer.net. The Superdraft is the means that MLS uses for dispersing college, Pro-40, and other eligible players to the teams within MLS. A team could easily change its entire feel and approach to the game and become a contender within one season due to their choices in the Superdraft.
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