Chelsea are gearing up for their 2025 Club World Cup opener against LAFC and Enzo Maresca's side have one thing on their mind - to win the competition.

Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders will face off against Brazilian Serie A champions Botafogo in the group stage of the Club World Cup on Sunday.

Chelsea will represent the Premier League in the FIFA Club World Cup off the back of winning the Europa Conference League and there is plenty of intrigue surrounding Enzo Maresca's side

Chelsea play a Pep Guardiola-influenced style: a possession-focused, positional game. The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘ invert’, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.

LAFC only recently qualified for the Club World Cup as they defeated Club América in a match that decided who would replace the excluded Club Leon in Group D. Chelsea will be confident following their positive end of the season, but will need to be wary of LAFC, who have averaged 1.9 goals per game in the MLS so far this season.

Enzo Maresca says Cole Palmer can show everyone how good he is by leading Chelsea in their bid for more silverware at the Club World Cup.

CHELSEA star Cole Palmer proved he’s living the dream both on and off the pitch after rocking a £220,000 watch. As the Blues jetted off to the United States for the Club World Cup, Palmer

Chelsea are looking to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi for a reduced fee after the Club World Cup according to reports.The Blues are set for another busy summer and have already completed the