72 m. ago Chelsea v PSG live: Underdog Blues try to make history in Club World Cup final against European champions

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea can earn themselves a massive payday with victory over Luis Enrique’s all-conquering Paris Saint-Germain in the revamped Club World Cup final

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85 m. ago Watch Chelsea vs PSG in Club World Cup final for free on UK TV and live stream

Chelsea are one game away from their second trophy of the season, with Enzo Maresca's side facing 90 gruelling minutes against Paris Saint-Germain in New Jersey

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1 hour ago Fifa agrees to mandatory rest periods to help protect players from burnout

Players’ union demands 72-hour rest between gamesFifa maintains focus on creating more global eventsThe global players’ union, Fifpro, has secured a significant victory in its battle to protect top stars against injury and burnout, with Fifa agreeing to the principle of introducing mandatory rest periods.After talks in New York on Saturday, on the eve of the Club World Cup final, involving the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, and senior Fifpro officials, the world governing body released a statement saying both parties had reached a consensus on the need for a 72-hour gap between games during the season, as well as a three-week period of rest during the summer. Fifa’s launch of the expanded 32-team Club World Cup has led to fresh concerns being raised about player welfare, with Fifpro and the Professional Footballers’ Association filing a lawsuit with the EU last year accusing Fifa of abusing its dominant position by expanding the fixture calendar without consultation. Continue rea...

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2 h. ago How to watch Chelsea v PSG on TV tonight for free in Club World Cup final

Chelsea face PSG in the inaugural Club World Cup final tonight

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2 h. ago Police on high alert in France for PSG vs. Chelsea Club World Cup final in US

Tens of thousands of police officers will be deployed in France on Sunday night as Paris Saint-Germain takes on Chelsea in the Club World Cup final thousands of miles away in the United States

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3 h. ago How to watch Chelsea vs PSG in Club World Cup final for FREE and on UK TV

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea will do battle with Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in New Jersey for Club World Cup glory, and the match will be free to air for fans in the UK

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6 h. ago Chelsea vs PSG Club World Cup prediction, odds and betting offer

Chelsea go into the final of the Club World Cup as the surprised finalists while they face a PSG side who have not dropped a gear since winning the Champions League earlier this season

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8 h. ago PSG XI vs Chelsea: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Club World Cup final

PSG boosted by the return to fitness of star man Ousmane Dembele

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10 h. ago Luka Modric’s Milan move proves that a slower Serie A still has plenty of cachet | Jonathan Wilson

Ballon d’Or winner becomes the latest veteran, after Kevin De Bruyne, to be pulled in by Italian game’s leisurely pace of lifeLuka Modric will turn 40 in September. He has played 930 games over the course of a career and has won seven league titles and six Champions Leagues. He even broke the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly to claim the Ballon d’Or after inspiring Croatia to the World Cup final in 2018.He rarely lasts a full 90 minutes these days, didn’t start a game during the Club World Cup and was spared the indignity of coming on for his Madrid farewell with the semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain long since lost. He could have retired five years ago and still been one of the most respected players in the history of the game but, his eyes on next summer’s World Cup, when his contract at Real Madrid expired Modric chose to join Milan. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé takes centre stage as football’s chief late bloomer

Timekeeping used to be an issue for the Frenchman but now his rapid pressing is pushing him towards a Ballon d’OrOusmane Dembélé is right behind you and way ahead of everyone, which is just where Luis Enrique always imagined him. At the end of Paris Saint-Germain’s destruction of Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Club World Cup in New Jersey this week, the coach declared his No 10 the season’s best player “by far”; not so much for the 35 goals and 16 assists but for something more simple. So simple it has taken a decade to do. But then Didier Deschamps, his national team manager with France, did say that being late is “a little habit of his”.Well, it was. If there is a portrait that defines the PSG team potentially 90 minutes from winning it all, an image that embodies them and Dembélé’s transformation, it may be that shot of him poised, coiled, at the edge of Inter’s area in the Champions League final. Toes on the line, his eyes narrow and fixed on Yann Sommer like a leopard rea...

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10 h. ago Liverpool XI vs Preston: Wirtz debut, predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for friendly

New £116million signing Wirtz in line to make his first Liverpool appearance

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11 h. ago Chelsea XI vs PSG: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Club World Cup final

Blues handed major fitness boost ahead of clash with Champions League winners

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11 h. ago How to watch Chelsea vs PSG for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Club World Cup final today

The summer tournament concludes with a blockbuster clash in New Jersey

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22 h. ago How Marc Cucurella fought through hell to adjust to Chelsea’s ‘expectation of winning’

Interview: Staring down the barrel of PSG in the Club World Cup final, Cucurella reflects on his mental transformation into one of the best left-backs in world football, as Will Castle reports

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22 h. ago Marc Cucurella dismisses money motivation ahead of Chelsea's Club World Cup final vs PSG

Chelsea are up against PSG in the Club World Cup final on Sunday, knowing they will bank a huge £97m jackpot if they are victorious - but Marc Cucurella said the players were not thinking about money going into the game

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22 h. ago Marc Cucurella shares moment that 'changed career' as Chelsea eye Club World Cup glory

Chelsea are set to face Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Club World Cup and Blues star Marc Cucurella is hoping to lift another trophy after enjoying the best year of his career

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25 h. ago Robbie Williams handed Club World Cup final role as Chelsea face PSG in USA

Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain face off in the first Club World Cup final under the new format - with FIFA taking a SuperBowl style approach to the occasion by enlisting Robbie Williams as the pre-match entertainment

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25 h. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique issues 'unforgettable' demand ahead of Club World Cup final vs Chelsea

Reigning Champions League winners PSG will lock horns with Chelsea in the Club World Cup final on Sunday and Luis Enrique has warned the Blues his side are chasing "history" at the MetLife Stadium

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26 h. ago Parish plots Crystal Palace response after demotion with Uefa braced for fight

FA Cup winners feel hard done by after being banned from Europa League due to a breach of multi-club ownership rulesAs an emotional Steve Parish said, it felt like “winning the lottery and going to the counter and you don’t get the prize”. Confirmation from Uefa on Friday of Crystal Palace’s demotion from the Europa League to Conference League had been expected since European football’s governing body delayed its decision to await the outcome of Lyon’s appeal against being relegated to Ligue 2.That did not make it any easier for Parish, who has proudly overseen Palace’s rise from the brink of extinction in 2010 to a first major trophy. When the final whistle blew at Wembley to seal Palace’s FA Cup final victory against Manchester City eight weeks ago, Parish was greeted by a massive bear hug from John Textor, who at that stage was Palace’s largest shareholder, but had spectacularly fallen out with the chair over not being allowed more of an influence. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Liverpool XI vs Preston: Wirtz debut, confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for friendly

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva will be honoured ahead of kick-off

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