10 h. ago Club World Cup suffers embarrassing attendance and exposes huge problem for FIFA

FIFA's inaugural Club World Cup has suffered its latest embarrassment as low attendances and extreme weather continuing to plague the stateside tournament

Politics

59 h. ago Chelsea fans demand immediate Premier League change after Club World Cup trial

The Club World Cup over in the USA has had a slow start despite huge spending from FIFA but some fans were left impressed at one aspect of Chelsea’s opening win against LAFC

Sport

3 d. ago Chelsea's £97m Club World Cup bid off to slow start as FIFA suffer humiliating blow

CHELSEA 2-0 LAFC: Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez scored as the Blues started their Club World Cup campaign with a win, but the game was played in front of a sparse crowd in Atlanta

Economics

9 d. ago Chelsea transfer bid REJECTED as Blues suffer third Club World Cup deadline blow

Chelsea have suffered a blow in their pursuit of three summer transfer targets Jamie Gittens, Mike Maignan and Hugo Ekitike - with time running out before the Club World Cup

Sport

9 d. ago Platense who? Club World Cup is another step on the road to a global super league | Jonathan Wilson

Fifa’s huge prize money risks making a handful of clubs almost infinitely wealthier than their domestic rivalsLast Sunday, in the northern Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Platense beat Huracán 1-0 to win Argentina’s Apertura, the decisive goal a beautiful dipping effort struck at the top of the bounce by Guido Mainero. It was the first title in the club’s 120‑year history and provoked scenes of extraordinary emotion.Platense are one of Argentina’s quirkier clubs. They are nicknamed the Squid because their original ground was built on a marsh and the story grew that they played better in wet conditions when, as the journalist Antonio Palacio Zino put it, “the boys moved like squid in their ink”. The boggy conditions are also supposedly why they wear brown after an early director thought it would help to hide mud stains; the real reason is probably that their first members agreed to wear the colours of a jockey who won a particular race. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Jack Grealish: Manchester City set to suffer £60m losses in bid to offload winger after Club World Cup snub

The £100m star fell out of favour this season but is courting significant Premier League interest

Economics

2 w. ago Man City suffer £45m transfer setback as Club World Cup window opens

Manchester City are focused on incomings in the summer transfer window but also need to move players out of Pep Guardiola's squad

Economics