Ally McCoist slams Club World Cup as Rangers legend admits ‘I haven't watched it, I didn't have any interest'
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THE Club World Cup is reaching its final stages over in the United States.
And it's fair to say Fifa's glitzy new-look tournament has more than divided opinion.
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Ally McCoist isn't a fan of the Club World Cup
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The Rangers legend is back on media duties after a gruelling charity cycle
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Chelsea's clash with Benfica was heavily delayed in Charlotte
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The world's biggest clubs have descended on the USA for a month-long football extravaganza.
Although the tournament has been around for some time, this is the first time it's taken place in it's current format with 32 teams taking part across a month-long competition.
Bayern Munich, Chelsea, PSG, Palmeiras and Real Madrid are among the teams still standing with the round of 16 almost complete.
While there's been plenty of great football on show, the competition has been heavily criticised.
Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has branded it 'the worst idea ever' in relation to the strain being put on players.
The Premier League winner highlighted concerns over the fact players participating would get 'no real recovery' with the Club World Cup taking place between the end of last season and the start of the next one.
Those sentiments have been echoed across the board.
The weather has also proved a problem, with several games heavily delayed.
On Saturday night, Chelsea beat Benfica 4-1 after extra time in in Charlotte, North Carolina.
But the last 16 clash took more than FOUR HOURS to complete after a two-hour weather delay.
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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was fuming about the lengthy delay and has blasted: "I think it's a joke, to be honest.
"It's not football, it's completely something new. I struggle to understand.
"I can understand if it's security reasons but if you suspend seven or eight games then it's probably not the right place to do the competition.
"It's not normal to suspend the game. In a World Cup, how many games are suspended? Zero probably. In Europe how many games get suspended? Zero."
Someone else who isn't a fan of the competition is Ally McCoist.
The Rangers legend was back on talkSPORT Breakfast duties today after a bit of time away - time away that included a gruelling charity cycle across Ireland.
Those other endeavours meant McCoist didn't have much time to sit in front of the telly to watch the football - but he's admitted he didn't really have any interest in doing so anyway.
Responding to Klopp's brutal comments, McCoist said: "I'm not sure I'd go that far but he's certainly against it.
"I'll be brutally honest, I haven't watched it.
"I know I've been busy, away cycling and all that stuff.
"I'll be honest with you, my boys are watching it, particularity the younger one and I'll watch it now.
"I watched the highlights of the Chelsea game, I watched Harry Kane's goals last night.
"I'm probably a little bit embarrassed to say, now it's got to the quarter finals, last 16, I will take an interest but I didn't have any interest, seemingly about a million empty seats of people agreed with me."
Asked if his new-found interest in the Club World Cup would see him getting up at 2am to watch Man City's clash with Al Hilal tonight, McCoist said: "No. I'll take an interest in the result in that one.
"There's been a lot of things. The weather, the times of the kick-offs, I don't care what anybody says, it does affect your interest."
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