Chelsea vs LAFC LIVE!Chelsea begin their Club World Cup campaign against Los Angeles FC in Atlanta tonight. It’s less than three weeks since the Blues clinched their first trophy under Enzo Maresca in the Conference League final and they are already gearing up for another shot at major silverware across the Atlantic after a busy start to the summer transfer market.

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

Only 15 minutes to go until Chelsea and LAFC kick off their Club World Cup campaigns. Denis Bouanga starts for LAFC, having scored nine goals in his last 10 games. Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is on the bench for the MLS side.

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 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

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.

In the defeat to Senegal, Trevoh Chalobah became the eighth different Chelsea player to make his England debut since the start of 2019 (after Hudson-Odoi, Mount, Tomori, James, Colwill, Palmer & Madueke); the most for any club in this period.

Chelsea captain Millie Bright has undergone minor knee surgery, the club has confirmed. The news follows Bright’s decision to withdraw from selection for England ahead of Euro 2025.

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.