They bring some of the world's most prominent and renowned clubs, such as Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and PSG among many others.Meanwhile, CONMEBOL bring six clubs, while CAF, AFC, and CONCACAF all get four competitive berths each and OFC gets one.

In their final match before next month's FIFA Club World Cup, Messi and the Herons delivered a dominant 5-1 home rout of the Columbus Crew. The legendary Argentine No. 10 put in a 2g/3a performance on Saturday night, rivaling his remarkable 1g/5a output from a 6-2 win over the New York Red Bulls last year to enter the MLS record books.