Palmeiras have been very impressive with the Brazil giants keeping three clean sheets in their four games so far and they battled to victory against fellow Brazilians Botafogo to reach the quarterfinals.

The summer of soccer is taking a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which brings the first edition of the expanded competition to the United States for a 32-team tournament featuring teams from around the world competing for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira has told teenage winger Estêvão to showcase his talent against future employers Chelsea in the Club World Cup quarterfinals on Friday.

Brad Thomas and Vaughn Dalzell place bets for the FIFA World cup: Chelsea vs. Palmeiras. Chelsea has so much to prove, giving them the upper leg in this tournament and should advance to the next round.

Chelsea is to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund. That's according to the German club which said that “all parties involved agreed in principle” in Florida and that contract details were being finalized.

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday, with the 20-year-old set to sign a seven-year contract in a move reportedly worth 55 million pounds ($75.

Dortmund say contract details are still to be finalised, but BBC Sport has already reported Gittens agreed a seven-year deal with Chelsea in June. "The talks with Chelsea were challenging, but ultimately we are pleased that we can most likely realise our financial ambitions and then have planning security,

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber says Joao Pedro's move to Chelsea is a "disappointment" but believes that when a player wants to move, it is important to find a "plan that suits everybody". The Brazil international signed for a then club-record £30m from Watford in 2023 and after scoring 30 goals in 70 games for the Seagulls has now moved to

Give me their backstory in 100 words… Joao Pedro emerged from a difficult childhood — his father, also once a professional footballer, was jailed for 16 years for being an acc

Chelsea are having a great time buying players right now, with Joao Pedro announced as a Blue earlier today.The Brighton attacker is coming in for a fee somewhere around £50m, and is expected to be