Man City and Chelsea will be forced to field strongest teams in Club World Cup 

Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City had asked for domestic games to be postponed a the beginning of next season due to the Club World Cup but the Premier League rejected the request. 

The 32-team Club World Cup will take place in the US from June 15 - July 13. Picture: AP Photo/Darren Staples

Manchester City and Chelsea will be obliged to field their strongest teams throughout next summer's FIFA Club World Cup - while still having to release players for international duty immediately before it.

The new 32-team event is scheduled to take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13 and has been the catalyst for a legal complaint against FIFA by European leagues and unions, who believe football's global governing body has abused a dominant position over the scheduling of the tournament and by failing to consult them over the wider international calendar.