New head coach Xabi Alonso has provided few surprises but many academy players in his squad for the tournament.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders will face off against Brazilian Serie A champions Botafogo in the group stage of the Club World Cup on Sunday.

Tebas said it was his "goal" to ensure that there were no more editions of the expanded month-long, 32-team version of the tournament.