C incinnati’s first FIFA Club World Cup match at TQL Stadium kicked off with a knockout, record-breaking game between Germany’s FC Bayern Munich and New Zealand’s Auckland City FC. UEFA heavyweight Bayern beat amateur Auckland 10-0—including three braces and a hat trick—in the first of four matches taking place in Cincinnati this month.

Few players across Europe enjoyed themselves more in 2024/25 than budding Bayern Munich star winger Michael Olise. Having hit the ground running at Allianz Arena in the wake of completing his big