While the players and coaches of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are gearing up to play in the pinnacle of global club football as they ready for action in the Club World Cup final, so too are the officials who will see out the match.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber believes the FIFA Club World Cup this summer has been an “absolute terrific success.”

The scene, as Chelsea’s players flocked to Estevao at the final whistle at Lincoln Financial Field, was telling. There was a language barrier between them, but Cole Palmer and Liam Delap asked their Portuguese team-mate Dario Essugo to tell the Brazilian teenager just what they thought of him.

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has urged FIFA to reconsider kick-off times for the 2026 World Cup in the United States amid concerns about the weather conditions.The World Cup winner has warned