After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup kicked off in Miami, and soccer may never be the same.

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A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

The revamped Club World Cup gets underway on Saturday in Miami, amid a mixture of excitement, skepticism and concerns verging from ticket sales to players’ welfare.

Real Madrid, Manchester City and more of the planet's top soccer teams will gather in North America this summer for the FIFA Club World Cup.

The 32-team is not only a test of how to run next summer's World Cup. It's the largest, richest and most ambitious global club tournament.

They came for a tournament that FIFA vastly overbaked and overhyped. As this inaugural Club World Cup approached in April, May and June, organizers became increasingly worried, and desperate to sell tickets. They slashed prices and concocted special deals. They offered five tickets for $20 to local college students, and freebies to veterans.

Paris Saint-Germain star Vitinha admitted Saturday that returning to action at the Club World Cup so soon after winning the Champions League is "not easy" but insisted that the French side are excited about taking part in FIFA's lucrative new competition.