Manchester United has complained to the English Football Association (FA) over its allocation of tickets for next month's eagerly awaited FA Cup clash with Manchester City, reports said Tuesday. FA rules state that visiting teams are entitled to a ticket allocation equivalent to 15 percent of capacity, which would give United 7,100 tickets to the Jan. 8 showdown at Eastlands. City, however, has only offered United 5,500 tickets – 11 percent of capacity – citing safety reasons. Local media reports said that the issue came to light during discussions about ticket arrangements for a possible replay, when City learned it would only receive 8,500 tickets – 11 percent – for any return match at Old Trafford. United enjoys a special dispensation from the FA rules because Old Trafford's 76,000 capacity is far greater than any other club in England. The spat is likely to heighten anticipation surrounding the third-round clash, which comes with City and United locked in a neck-and-neck league title race. United is also determined to avenge its 6-1 humiliation by City at Old Trafford earlier this season. Japan hopes to bring back Club World Cup Japan hopes to host the Club World Cup in 2015 and 2016 after a two-year break as this year's edition proved to be a success with strong attendance figures, press reports said Monday. The 2011 tournament concluded in Yokohama Sunday with European champion Barcelona overwhelming South America's top club Santos 4-0 in the final before a sell-out 68,000 spectators at Nissan Stadium. The showpiece event will also be staged in Japan next year and then Morocco in 2013 and 2014. Japan, which co-hosted the 2002 World Cup with South Korea, staged the club championship from 2005, when it was first organised in its current formula, to 2008. The United Arab Emirates staged it in the next two years. “More than 300,000 people attended this year's tournament. It attracted 200,000 people to the UAE last year,” Japan Football Association President Junji Ogura told media after the final. FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the turnout as “wonderful,” Ogura added, according to the Daily Sports.
