"World Sports" reported that Atletico Madrid coach Simeone complained to FIFA this Thursday, saying that the locker room at the Club World Cup stadium was too far away.

At the post-match press conference against the Seattle Bayerman 3-1, Simeone complained: "Sometimes I can't go back to the stadium quickly."

"It took four or five minutes from the referee blowing the whistle to us entering the locker room. I guess other teams must have encountered the same problem. They will be fined afterwards, and I want to explain it clearly to those who don't understand."

This criticism reminds people of the 2024 Copa America, which was also held in the United States. During that Copa America, many coaches, including Scarloni, Bielsa, Gareca and Batista, were suspended for one game for delaying their return to the field after halftime. The South American Football Federation made it clear at the time that the size of the court should not be an excuse for delays.

The then Peru coach Jorge Fosatti once confirmed: "The locker rooms in several stadiums are about one kilometer away, and this issue must be taken seriously."