Liverpool will not play in the FIFA Club World Cup – even if they win the Champions League final. Historically the winners of the Champions League would automatically receive an invite into the Club World Cup. However, this year’s Club World Cup has been moved, with the next edition not due to be until 2021. This is part of FIFA’s new plans which were rubber stamped in March to host an expanded version of the competition every four years. The new format will see 24 teams compete – rather than eight in the previous model – which Liverpool are believed to have been invited to take part in. However Liverpool, along with the fellow members of the European Club Association (ECA), have opposed the proposals laid out by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and have declined to enter the competition. The BBC reported that a letter penned to FIFA by the ECA read: “We are firmly against any potential approval of a revised CWC – no ECA clubs would take part.” FIFA have moved the Club World Cup from its usual slot in December to the summer months from June to July. It will take over the schedule slot that was…