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3 hours ago
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How to watch Flamengo vs Chelsea: TV channel and live stream for Club World Cup match today
Chelsea will look to extend their unbeaten run at the Club World Cup tonight as they face Flamengo in Philadelphia. The Blues opened the campaign with a routine 2-0 win over LAFC, courtesy of goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez. Advertisement If the match itself was unremarkable, it was made more memorable as newly signed striker Liam Delap debuted, just weeks after joining from Ipswich in a £30million deal. He had an instant impact, too, assisting Chelsea's second of the afternoon. He is in line to make his full debut tonight, and could do so alongside the former Strasbourg pairing of Mamadou Sarr and Andrey Santos. A win would all but see them through to the knockout stages of the competition. Brazilian side Flamengo took all three points from their opening tie against ES Tunis, winning 2-0 after goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Luiz Araujo. Advertisement They won the 1981 Intercontinental Cup, a now-defunct cousin of the Club World Cup, beating Liverpool 3-0 in the final, which was held in Tokyo. They will hope to continue their legacy of beating British sides on the international stage tonight. How to watch Flamengo vs Chelsea TV channel: In the UK, the game will not be televised live. Live stream: Viewers can watch the action live online via and the DAZN website. Coverage starts at 6pm BST ahead of a 7pm kick-off. DAZN is the global broadcaster of the new-look Club World Cup. No subscription is required to watch the game, with the entire tournament available to their 'Freemium' members, which means you only need to sign up for a free DAZN account. Live blog: You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's live blog.
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
'It's not a joke!' Cole Palmer reveals why he wore a face mask when Chelsea flew to the Club World Cup
Cole Palmer has revealed the reason why he wears a face mask while travelling, after being spotted landing with his Chelsea side ahead of the Club World Cup wearing the disposable covering. Palmer jetted to the United States fresh from international duty with England to the club's initial training base in Philadelphia. From there, the squad moved to Atlanta ahead of their first match of the campaign against Los Angeles FC. The Blues won the clash 2-0 in front of a predominantly empty Mercedes-Benz Arena, with just 22,000 fans in the 75,000 capacity venue. But ahead of the tie, Palmer found himself scrutinised over his somewhat unusual travel set-up rather than his form, with reporters keen to learn if the star was suffering health-wise. When asked why he had been wearing a mask en route to America, Palmer revealed that he hadn't been sporting it due to illness, or for a laugh. 'It weren't a joke, I just don't like the smell of planes,' Palmer said. 'So that's why I wear a mask. 'When I travel, I feel like the smells and that, I just don't like them. 'Stuff like (the air-conditioning), so that's why I wear masks, not anything else.' Palmer added that he 'hadn't told' his team-mate Enzo Fernandez, who had suggested it might be for a joke when queried on the attire previously. The 23-year-old distinguished himself against MLS opposition on Monday night, but his head coach Enzo Maresca revealed after the clash that he is keen to keep pushing his star player after he had shared that he was 'sick' of style of play in the team's victorious UEFA Conference League final. 'I had a short conversation with Cole and I said to him that I really like the way he was today,' Maresca told reporters. 'He took responsibility, showed initiative on the ball. 'He was trying to receive the ball, go one-v-one against players, and this is the Cole we expect. 'After the Conference League final, he said he was bored when receiving the ball, so he decided to do something different. The Blues star had been somewhat critical of the style of play the team deployed in their UEFA Conference League final 'The day after that interview, I said to him that he could do it from the first minute and why did he wait so long? Why not do the same after one minute? 'Today he was exactly doing that, and we are happy when he does that. I've said many times Cole is our best player, a top player, and hopefully he can continue to do the right things.' Maresca will hope that his new No10 shows similar initiative in the side's second group-stage clash on Friday evening. The west London outfit are set to play Brazilian giants Flamengo at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in the second of three round-robin ties.
New York Times
15 hours ago
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- New York Times
Cole Palmer says Enzo Maresca does give him creative freedom at Chelsea
Cole Palmer insists that Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca gives him the room to try things on the pitch, adding that he felt he played too 'safe' before creating two goals in last month's Conference League final. Chelsea fell 1-0 behind against Real Betis in Wroclaw with Palmer a subdued figure in the first half, but the former Manchester City attacking midfielder was notably more aggressive after the interval, supplying two brilliant crosses for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson to score and turn the final on its head. Advertisement After the match, Palmer said that he was 'sick of getting the ball and going backwards and sideways'. The comments were interpreted by some as a thinly-veiled criticism of Maresca's patient, possession-focused style, though Chelsea officials quickly clarified that he had been referring to his own performance rather than the instructions of his head coach. Palmer elaborated on that before a Chelsea training session at their Philadelphia Union base on Thursday, speaking ahead of their second Club World Cup group match against Flamengo at Lincoln Financial Field. 'We had a joke about it (with Maresca),' the 23-year-old said. 'My comments weren't towards the manager or anything. It was just a personal thing. I felt like in the game, I was maybe being a bit safe. So that's where the comment came from. I wanted to get the ball and try something different than previously. 'Obviously, you can't take the p— and do like whatever you want and stuff, but I feel like he (Maresca) still gives you a little bit of room to try and see what I can do.' After a scintillating 2024, Palmer has endured a difficult individual 2025, which featured an 18-game streak without scoring. Opponents are going to greater lengths to make life difficult for Chelsea's talisman, while the expectation on him to be decisive has risen significantly. Asked if he ever feels the pressure, Palmer replied: 'Obviously, it sometimes gets to everyone. But most of the time, I try and ignore it. 'I still do the same things now that I did before I came to Chelsea. I try and think it's just a game of football at the end of the day, like it's not life or death. So I just try and enjoy it. I like to go and play five-a-side and go to the astro(turf) and just do normal things (to take my mind off things).' Palmer also admitted that he and his Chelsea team-mates are feeling the effects of a gruelling season made longer by the Club World Cup. 'You get tired and stuff,' he added. 'So after this, I will need a break because we've been playing for a year straight.'
Express Tribune
2 days ago
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- Express Tribune
Empty seats as Chelsea win CWC opener
Enzo Fernandez (C) celebrates after scoring Chelsea's second goal against Los Angeles FC in Atlanta. Photo: AFP Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter. As the inaugural 32-team tournament gradually kicks into gear in the United States, Chelsea followed fellow European heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich by claiming three points in their first group outing. Yet while UEFA Champions League winners PSG were ominous against Atletico Madrid on Sunday, and Bayern put 10 past Auckland City, the Premier League team were more solid than spectacular against LAFC in Atlanta. Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez got the goals for Enzo Maresca's side in the Group D match before nearly 50,000 empty seats at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium — not a great look for the tournament organisers. New signing Liam Delap made his debut as a substitute and helped set up Fernandez's strike, with Chelsea hoping to reestablish themselves among the elite after their recent UEFA Conference League triumph and Champions League qualification. Maresca said it was a "very good result" and was happy with Delap's display following his recent arrival from Ipswich Town. "The good thing about Liam is he knows the way we want to play, so the process is quite quick," said the Italian. "The environment was a bit strange, the stadium was almost empty, not full," added Maresca when asked about the crowd, as just over 22,000 attended the 71,000-capacity venue for a game played at 3:00 pm local time on a Monday. LAFC were late qualifiers for the tournament, beating Club America in a play-off last month to replace banned Mexican side Club Leon. Chelsea went ahead just after the half-hour mark when Nicolas Jackson released Neto and the Portuguese winger turned inside LA defender Ryan Hollingshead before beating goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with a powerful strike. Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud came on at half time for the Americans and Steve Cherundolo's team improved in the second half. However, Delap entered the fray for Chelsea and made the killer second goal, crossing for the arriving Fernandez to control and finish. Dominant Flamengo Chelsea's next game will be against Flamengo, who began their campaign by easing to a 2-0 win against Esperance of Tunisia in Philadelphia. Uruguayan international Giorgian de Arrascaeta gave the Brazilian giants a 17th-minute lead from an assist by Luiz Araujo, who made it 2-0 with 20 minutes remaining. It was a dominant display from Flamengo, who fielded a strong side featuring several Brazil internationals and gave a debut to Italy midfielder Jorginho following his arrival from Arsenal. Jorginho will face former club Chelsea when the teams meet in their second match on Friday. Flamengo coach Filipe Luis is also an ex-player at Stamford Bridge. There were vast sections of empty seats at Lincoln Financial Field too, with just 25,797 fans in a stadium that can hold close to 70,000. Stormy In contrast, there was close to a full house, and a raucous atmosphere, in Miami as Boca and Benfica played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Group C. The majority of the crowd was backing Boca and the Argentines roared into a two-goal lead, Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia both scoring in the first half. Two-time European champions Benfica were given a lifeline in first-half stoppage time when Boca's Carlos Palacios mistimed a challenge on Nicolas Otamendi and after a VAR review — which included a red card for protesting from the already substituted Boca midfield Ander Herrera — a penalty was awarded. Veteran Angel di Maria converted from the spot to make it 2-1, but Benfica then had Andrea Belotti sent off in the 71st minute after a wild, high-footed kick into the head of Ayrton Costa. But with six minutes remaining the Portuguese side equalised as Otamendi headed in to make it 2-2. A disappointing result for Boca was compounded by a late red card for Nicolas Figal, who was dismissed for an ugly challenge on Florentino Luis. "We're left with a bitter taste because we thought we could have won it," said Boca's Battaglia.
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2 days ago
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Chelsea player ratings vs LAFC: Liam Delap makes instant impact with Pedro Neto electric
Debut assist: New signing Liam Delap impressed for Chelsea after coming off the bench against LAFC in Atlanta (Getty Images) Liam Delap marked his Chelsea debut with an assist as the Blues kicked off their Club World Cup campaign by beating LAFC 2-0. Delap was named on the bench for the game in Atlanta, which was played in front of just over 20,000 fans, but he came on as a second-half substitute to make an impact. Advertisement The striker set up Enzo Fernandez for Chelsea's second goal of the game, after Pedro Neto had put them ahead in the first half. The victory puts Chelsea top of Group D and Enzo Maresca's side will next be in action on Friday, when they take on Flamengo. Standard Sport's Simon Collings watched Chelsea in action... Robert Sanchez 7 Did not have much to do as Chelsea dominated much of the possession, but he was impressive when called into action. Made two smart stops from Denis Bouanga in the second half. Reece James 6 Taken off at the break in what felt like a pre-planned substitution. Was steady during his 45 minutes, although he did pick up a booking. Advertisement Tosin Adarabioyo 7 Largely untroubled. Made a vital interception midway through the second half when Olivier Giroud was about to be played through on goal. Levi Colwill 6 Like his centre-back partner, enjoyed a fairly comfortable night's work. Passing was a little loose when he tried to go long. Marc Cucurella 7 Won the ball to kick-start the move that led to Chelsea scoring the opening goal of the game. Got forward when he could and looked threatening. Moises Caicedo 7 Typically busy in the midfield as he made his presence known, making more tackles than anyone in the first half. Romeo Lavia 6 One of two half-time substitutions. Had some bright moments before coming off and helped Chelsea to have 65 per cent possession in the first half. Advertisement Pedro Neto 8 | Star player Showed great composure for his goal. Caused LAFC problems with his electric pace and combined well with Cole Palmer. Hit the crossbar with the last kick of the game. Cole Palmer 7 Produced some magical moments, including one brilliant solo run in the second half. Wasted a great chance when Neto teed him up. Noni Madueke 6 Started brightly and was Chelsea's best player in the opening 20 minutes, testing Hugo Lloris with a good effort. Outshone by Neto, though. Nicolas Jackson 7 Put in a good showing and created the only goal of the opening period with a lovely pass that found Neto. Had a header cleared off the line in the second half. Substitutes Enzo Fernandez (Lavia 45') 7 Advertisement On at the break and scored a late goal by getting on the end of Delap's cross. Timed his run perfectly. Malo Gusto (James 45') 5 So nearly caught out of position when a ball over the top found Bouanga, but Sanchez bailed him. Liam Delap (Jackson 64') 7 On for his Chelsea debut and looked really sharp. Set up Fernandez's goal with a perfect cross into the box. Tyrique George (Madueke 64') 5 A quiet cameo from the winger, who never really got into the game. Dario Essugo (Caicedo 84') N/A Christopher Nkunku (Palmer 84') N/A Subs not used: Jorgensen, Sarr, Chalobah, Badiashile, Acheampong, Anselmino, Dewsbury-Hall, Andrey Santos, Marc Guiu.
