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The football world loves surprises, yet some feel especially audacious. When London’s Chelsea hammered PSG in the Club World Cup final, critics immediately shouted “upset.” But bookmakers’ numbers and the cold chronology of the tournament show that the Blues’ triumph was a matter of logic rather tha...
(while your colleague on the night shift stuns Bayern tomorrow) Opening Whistle: A Billion Scattered Across the Continents The Club World Cup, which relocates to Saudi Arabia in 2025, has become a veritable oil gusher: the tournament’s prize pool is valued at $1 billion. The money will be divi...
Dramatic Finale: Controversial Penalty-Area Incident With Pachuca The second-round group-stage match of the Club World Cup between Madrid’s Real and Mexico’s Pachuca was heading toward a logical conclusion—Los Blancos led 3-1 and were comfortably dictating the play. Yet in stoppage time somethin...
Cole Palmer landed on the tiny Caribbean islands immediately after Chelsea defeated PSG in the FIFA Club World Cup final. For the Blues and England national team midfielder, this journey is not a resort getaway but a return to his roots: it was here, on Saint Kitts, that his grandfather was born. Pa...
Juventus began their FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a sparkling, assured victory, putting five unanswered goals past Emirati side Al Ain. For Turkish supporters the match had additional significance: one of the goals was scored by their compatriot, Turkey international Kenan Yıldız, who thus open...
Flight of a Dream: How the Semi-Pros Still Upset Boca When the Club World Cup schedule pitted Auckland City against the Argentine giant, bookmakers had no doubts: the New Zealanders—who had already conceded 16 unanswered goals—would be easy prey. Yet in the 49th minute came a moment even the lou...
Family Derby Anticipation—And a Sudden Stop Signal Reporter: After the win over Monterrey, everyone was looking forward to your duel with Real, where your older brother Jude plays. How painful is it to realize that this meeting will not take place? Jobe Bellingham: To be honest, at first I d...
London’s Chelsea once again reminded everyone why they are considered one of the most pragmatic yet entertaining sides in modern football. Enzo Maresca’s charges not only confidently lifted the FIFA Club World Cup, but also transformed the tournament into a powerful revenue stream, significantly str...
Stormy Start and Red Card Already in the 7th minute, Madrid defender Raúl Asensio halted a promising Pachuca attack and was shown a straight red card. Real had to play almost the entire match a man down, yet the game plan did not collapse: the defensive structure was reshaped, the midfield close...
After the Eiffel Tower, Paris has gained another emblem — a footballing one. Paris Saint-Germain’s emphatic 4–0 win over Real Madrid in the Club World Cup semi-final propelled the French side to the summit of Opta’s global ranking, knocking Liverpool off the perch. The team from the banks of the Sei...
