Chelsea stun PSG in Club World Cup final
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Arne Slot has delivered directly in his first season. Being at the top of a league full of top clubs like City, Arsenal, and United is a real statement. The Reds were not always spectacular, but extremely efficient, physically strong - and extremely closed as a team. Whoever wins the Premier League belongs to the world elite by necessity.
PSG’s “flashy bling bling” period, as described by their president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, saw them land some of the game’s glitziest stars — Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, to name the obvious three — but not the shiniest trophies, as successive coaches struggled with the egos and the individualistic tendencies of so many big-name players.
See the surprising video of PSG manager Luis Enrique striking Chelsea's Joao Pedro in the postgame handshake line after the Club World Cup.
Held at MetLife Stadium in New York, the final marked the first edition of an expanded Club World Cup. Chelsea cruised to victory, dominating PSG to secure their global crown. Captain Reece James prepared to lift the trophy, a sacred tradition in global football ( also known as soccer in the United States), where the players take center stage.
PSG show their dominance of the club game with demolition of Real Madrid, USMNT's home fan problem, Hampton wonder pass.