Chelsea have confirmed their squad for the Club World Cup with Andrey Santos and Liam Delap included but no place for Djordje Petrovic. Chelsea kick off their campaign in FIFA’s newly-expanded tournament next week,

FIFA has faced criticism for the 32-team tournament, which is set to be hosted every four years, with some players raising concerns about the relentless fixture schedule.

Chelsea announced their 28-man squad for the FIFA World Cup yesterday, confirming all four summer signings will be part of the travelling party. It’s been a busy start to the summer for the Blues as they finally locked down a Champions League spot under the ownership of Todd Boehly after two upsetting years.

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.

Estevao Willian brings an end to his time at Palmeiras at the Club World Cup. The 18-year-old will officially join up with Chelsea this summer after the Blues agreed a deal for an initial £29m fee last year. Before he turns his focus to Chelsea, Estevao will be desperate to bring down the curtain on his Palmeiras career on a high.

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