Chelsea’s young side is targeting a place in the final of the Club World Cup when they take on Fluminense marshaled by former Blues defender Thiago Silva.
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Mbappe and PSG set for reunion
Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday’s Club World Cup semifinal.
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Climate change soccer
A glacier melting into the Arctic sea might not seem to have any relation to the 2026 World Cup final, but consider this: Those rising seas and warming waters are the reason that next summer’s World Cup final might kick off at 9 a.m. • Or be played in four quarters. • Or be stopped […]
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Soccer America Attendance Report: June 30-July 6
Lincoln Financial Field drew its largest crowd of the Club World Cup for Real Madrid-Juventus.
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Real Madrid ready for ‘really big challenge’ against PSG at Club World Cup
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Saturday he was looking forward to seeing how his new team measures up to European champions Paris Saint-Germain after the sides set up a semi-final showdown at the Club World Cup. Real beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in their last-eight tie at the MetLife Stadium, a few hours after PSG […]
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Club World Cup: Chelsea edges Palmeiras to reach semifinals
A late own-goal by goalkeeper Weverton took Chelsea through to the Club World Cup semifinals on Friday as the Premier League side edged Palmeiras of Brazil 2-1 .
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Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 to reach semifinals
Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil’s Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Club World Cup. A fine left-foot finish from Matheus Martinelli had put the Rio club ahead in the 40th minute, but Al Hilal’s Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo leveled six minutes into the […]
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Real Madrid and Dortmund reach Club World Cup quarterfinals
Spanish giant Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup quarterfinal clash against Borussia Dortmund, who edged Mexican side Monterrey.
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Club World Cup shocker: Al Hilal stuns Man City
Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal sent English giants Manchester City crashing out of the Club World Cup on Monday
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FIFPro warns of ‘wake-up call’ over extreme heat at Club World Cup
Global soccer players’ union FIFPro on Monday called for longer half-time breaks at next year’s World Cup to mitigate the effects of extreme heat, saying challenges faced by players at the ongoing Club World Cup should be a “wake-up call” for FIFA. Conditions have often been brutal for players at the Club World Cup due […]