Club World Cup left Chelsea with less than two weeks’ pre-season Sport Winners Chelsea were among the teams hardest hit by participating in the Club World Cup, exposing their players to greater risk of injury, according to a report by footballers’ union Fifpro. Reaching the final of the revamped competition in the US this summer left Chelsea with just 13 days of pre-season preparations before beginning the [...]
Does NFL hold key to resolving football’s bitter welfare row? Sport Business A bitter row between Fifa and players’ union Fifpro escalated at the recent Club World Cup in the US, but looking across the pond could provide the solution. Fifa president Gianni Infantino may be fond of his slogan “football unites the world” but the recent Club World Cup only appeared to drive a wedge even [...]
Chelsea’s Club World Cup winners’ prize? A £10m US tax bill Sport Business Chelsea will be hit with a US tax bill of around £10m as a result of winning the Club World Cup on Sunday. The stunning 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in New York last weekend ensured Chelsea will receive £85m in prize money from competition organiser Fifa. Some £39.7m is to be paid immediately and [...]
Chelsea to get replica Fifa Club World Cup trophy, Trump to keep original July 14, 2025 President Donald Trump has suggested Chelsea will not receive the original Club World Cup trophy after winning the tournament in New Jersey on Sunday. Enzo Maresca’s side beat PSG in the final of the inaugural expanded Club World Cup at the MetLife Stadium. Cole Palmer slotted home for a brace while new signing Joao Pedro [...]
Chelsea set to bag £87m from Club World Cup victory July 9, 2025 Chelsea will add another £7.3m to their already ballooning prize purse if they win the Club World Cup on Sunday in New Jersey. The Blues will head to the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday knowing they’ve already bagged around £80m from the competition Fifa president Gianni Infantino described as the “pinnacle” of club [...]
PSG enjoy record shirt sales after Champions League victory June 19, 2025 Winning the Champions League has turbocharged shirt sales to record highs for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Sales figures for the first week since their new Nike shirt went on sale are higher than any other season sales for a similar time span. The 2024/25 figures are up 37 per cent on the previous club home record [...]
Fifa defends ticket sales as only 3,500 attend Club World Cup match June 18, 2025 Fifa has defended their ticket sales process after just 3,412 fans attended a Club World Cup match this week. Fewer than 3,500 fans attended the match in Orlando between South Korean side Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. It comes after fewer 23,000 fans watched Chelsea take on MLS side Los Angeles FC [...]
Pubs and bars to watch the Club World Cup in London June 14, 2025 The Club World Cup kicks off this evening (well, at 1am tomorrow morning) with 32 teams looking to win a trophy few really wanted to fight for a couple of months ago. But it is a great chance for Londoners to have a late night drink and watch some random clubs, including Manchester City and [...]
Trump policies may betray spirit of football, fans say June 11, 2025 A fans’ group chief has warned that clipping the right to free speech by the Trump administration at the 2026 Fifa World Cup would be “a betrayal of the spirit of football”. The calls to resist curbing free speech comes as the US – which this week hosts the Club World Cup and next year [...]
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Home of Atlanta Falcons ready for Club World Cup stage June 10, 2025 The Club World Cup begins this weekend and Atlanta Falcons and their epic Mercedes-Benz Stadium are ready to shine. Starting on Saturday night in the US, two of 32 competitors will lift the curtain on the expanded Club World Cup. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proclaimed the competition the pinnacle of club football but there [...]