3 h. ago Revenge in the air as Kylian Mbappé and PSG clash in Club World Cup semi

Real Madrid forward faces former club amid legal war and bitterness, after watching PSG grab the glory he left to pursueThis is a tale of blackmail and revenge, or so it goes. Of power and money, lots of money. It is also a story of sport. The buildup to the semi-final of the Club World Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, those two empires and enemies, didn’t begin with a fitness update from Atlanta or Palm Beach; it began on Monday morning New York time with news from Paris that Kylian Mbappé had withdrawn a legal claim accusing his former club of extortion and harassment. Two days before kick-off, it was time for the football.Well, sort of. “The Real Madrid striker and his entourage want to calm the situation and concentrate exclusively on sporting issues,” L’Équipe reported. Definitely nothing to do with their prospects of winning the case, then. Besides, there is still the demand for €55m in allegedly unpaid wages and bonuses, which led to PSG’s accounts being momen...

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8 h. ago Chelsea are favourites for final but they face a familiar foe in Thiago Silva

The 40-year-old has led Fluminense with experience and passion. Could he do the same for Brazil next summer?And then there was one. Nobody expected a Brazilian club to reach the Club World Cup semi-finals, and if any team was going to make a deep run in the tournament, it was not Fluminense. After winning the Copa Libertadores in 2023, they narrowly avoided relegation last year and have gone through four managers in less than two years.Thankfully for them, they are now coached by the charismatic Renato Gaúcho, who told us earlier in the tournament: “It’s no use having a team of 500 million reais, because football is decided on the field.” Throughout the tournament he has encouraged Brazilians to take pride in what their teams have achieved, despite being written off due to the wealth of the European sides. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago How to watch Fluminense vs Chelsea: TV channel and live stream for Club World Cup semi

A place in the finals is on the line

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18 h. ago Enzo Maresca plays down Chelsea’s Club World Cup chances: ‘We are not the favourites’

Chelsea face Fluminense with a place in the Club World Cup final on the line

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19 h. ago João Pedro makes early mark for Chelsea but Blues forwards must avoid seeing red

New signing made a bright Club World Cup debut and now eyes Fluminense, one of his former sides, on TuesdayEstêvão Willian was not the only Brazilian attacker to offer a tantalising glimpse of the future during Chelsea’s win against Palmeiras in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. There was also a bright cameo from João Pedro, who came on for Liam Delap just after Estêvão’s equaliser early in the second half and proceeded to change the game with his brawn and intelligent link-up play.It was an eye-catching performance from the forward given that his £60m move to Chelsea had been announced two days earlier. What had the 23‑year‑old been doing during his time off? Lifting logs and existing on a diet of raw steak, presumably. The aggression from João Pedro was startling. He was raring to go after a couple of training sessions with his new teammates and, while he was not involved in the winning goal, his bustling forward play was a vital part of Chelsea reasserting their dominance...

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22 h. ago European football’s superiority complex and Fluminense’s mission to destroy it

Brazilian underdogs Fluminense are just 90 minutes away from a Club World Cup final

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23 h. ago Football Daily | Two seasons in a day: the Champions League and Club World Cup overlap

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Football Daily would prefer not to have to think about Copa Gianni at all but we have a certain professional obligation to do so and have never knowingly been found shirking in the face of our responsibilities. To keep things simple, we prefer to view the tournament as a stand-alone competition that’s taking place between the end of the last season and the beginning of the next one, but the fact that it’s being contested by clubs instead of countries leaves plenty of room for debate. Watching Kingsley Coman “sprint” on to a through-ball from Harry Kane during Bayern Munich’s defeat by PSG as if he was running in knee-deep wet cement, we were presented with the sight of a player in next season’s kit who was quite clearly exhausted by the exertions of the one that may or may not have ended before the tournament in which he was playing started. Does the goal he didn’t score go down in the official xG column of last season, next season,...

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29 h. ago Gary Lineker accuses Premier League referee of 'making it about him' after latest controversy

Premier League referee Anthony Taylor was at the centre of another controversy after sending two PSG players off during the Champions League winners' Club World Cup win over Bayern Munich

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40 h. ago FIFA slash Chelsea tickets to less than cost of a BEER in desperate bid to swell crowd

The revamped Club World Cup has come in for plenty of criticism and tickets for the semi-final match between Chelsea and Fluminense have been slashed to less than £10

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46 h. ago Chelsea star names key reason he believes Premier League side can win FIFA Club World Cup

Chelsea face Fluminense in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup in New York on Tuesday, with a place in next weekend's final against Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain at stake - not to mention a potential £97m jackpot

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50 h. ago Crystal Palace in dark over European place and stuck in Textor’s tangled web | Ed Aarons

The American could next move for Sheffield Wednesday or Watford while Palace wait to see if dealings fall favourablyA champion skateboarder in his youth, John Textor has never been averse to risk. The American businessman even warrants a mention in Craig Snyder’s book A Secret History of the Ollie as “one of the few who beat eight-time world champion Rodney Mullen in freestyle competitions during the turn of the 70s”, but a serious head injury put an end to his competitive career.Textor surprisingly turned his attention to football club ownership in 2021 when he bought a stake in Crystal Palace after making his fortune in digital technology and the next week could prove decisive for his latest venture. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Cole Palmer admits to 'difficult times' at Chelsea and unsung star who helped him through

It has been a difficult year for Cole Palmer at Chelsea and he is the first to admit that 2025 has not quite gone the way he was hoping at Stamford Bridge, but one team-mate has always supported him

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51 h. ago Rangers vs Club Brugge LIVE score and goal updates from Russell Martin's first game in charge at Ibrox

The Rangers' American revolution will be judged for the first time as fans get a first glimpse of new signings against the Belgians

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51 h. ago Rangers vs Club Brugge LIVE as telling Yilmaz transfer move surfaces after Max Aarons start

The Rangers' American revolution will be judged for the first time as fans get a first glimpse of new signings against the Belgians

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51 h. ago Rangers 0 Club Brugge 2 LIVE as Reis volleys in amid nightmare pre season start

The Rangers' American revolution will be judged for the first time as fans get a first glimpse of new signings against the Belgians

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51 h. ago Rangers 1 Club Brugge 2 LIVE as Russell Martin tips his hand with star who is still on the pitch

The Rangers' American revolution will be judged for the first time as fans get a first glimpse of new signings against the Belgians

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52 h. ago Club World Cup gimmick shows up how needless Man City punishment is

Manchester City were involved in one of the shocks of the Club World Cup and their list of fines in the Premier League is more embarrassing

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53 h. ago Stormzy and Zaha’s football club blasts Croydon Council over pitch takeover and fly

The club has now been forced to cancel a junior football event scheduled for this weekend due to security fears

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55 h. ago Estêvão shows Chelsea he can form dangerous partnership with Palmer

Playmaker scored against his new club and should form an entertaining combination with the England internationalThe good news for Chelsea is that Cole Palmer and Estêvão Willian will be on the same team when they next share a pitch. Even better, it seems two of the most gifted young forwards around already have a connection. They were on opposite sides in Philadelphia on Friday night but friends when it was over, sharing a warm embrace after Chelsea’s victory over Palmeiras in the Club World Cup, swapping shirts and perhaps thinking about how much fun they are going to have at the expense of opposition defences when they line up together next season.It was a heartwarming sight. Palmer offered a reminder that he remains the main man at Chelsea, performing with craft and intelligence during a first half in which he opened the scoring in smooth fashion, but Estêvão vied for centre stage on his final appearance for Palmeiras. It was an extraordinary performance given the context. Antici...

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55 h. ago Chelsea's FIFA Club World Cup prize money to date after reaching semi

Chelsea are into the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup where they will face Brazilian side Fluminense and Enzo Maresca's side have effectively paid off the £60m fee for Joao Pedro after their run to the last four

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