The last side to book their place at the Club World Cup face off against one of the first to have stamped their passage to the United States on Sunday as Chelsea and Los Angeles FC meet at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Riot police, fire and a chainsaw provided a violent backdrop to Club World Cup qualification for Esperance de Tunis. Esperance will travel to the United States as the most successful team in the

Chelsea get their FIFA Club World Cup campaign underway on Monday evening and while there will be focus on winning the competition, what happens behind the scenes is also crucial

The Club World Cup is fast approaching and the details of when Chelsea will fly out to the United States have been revealed.

A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

Chelsea play a Pep Guardiola-influenced style: a possession-focused, positional game. The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘ invert’, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.

The 32-team global competition to be played in the U.S. includes six games at the Rose Bowl – and two with UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.

European powerhouse Bayern Munich will kick off its Club World Cup campaign on Sunday against New Zealand's domestic league champions Auckland City FC.

Things are getting very real in terms of the Club World Cup.Chelsea have touched down in the USA, the opening game is tonight, and the Blues play on Monday. So it’s time to forget about transfers