There were huge swathes of empty red seats in the 71,000 capacity Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta as ticket sales appeared to have flopped for Chelsea's opener against LAFC

Enzo Maresca has tipped Liam Delap to feature at striker for England, but maintained he will not be guaranteed a starting spot at Chelsea as he chases a first senior international call-up.

His talisman’s performance in the Europa Conference League final against Real Betis notwithstanding, Cole Palmer has gone a little off the boil in recent months. He has not scored in open play since mid-January, netting in the Premier League against Bournemouth. A virtuoso performance and goal or two tonight would not go amiss.

The FIFA Club World Cup is slowly beginning to catch fire after a quiet start as Chelsea take on Los Angeles FC in a Group D clash.

THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline. Kyle Walker has agreed a sensational one-year deal to join Premier League side Everton

LONDON (AP) — The top women’s soccer league in England is set to expand from 12 to 14 teams for the 2026-27 season. Women’s Super League clubs voted Monday for the change that still requires approval from the Football Association board.

Chelsea FC were founded on March 10, 1905 at the Rising Sun pub, now known as the Butcher's Hook. This was a year after businessman Gus Mears bought the Stamford Bridge Athletics Ground in Fulham with a view to staging soccer games there.

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