Liam Delap picked up an assist on his Chelsea debut as the Blues began their 2025 Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over LAFC, in front of a scant crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The number of empty seats at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was hard for Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca not to notice during his club’s 2-0 win over MLS side Los Angeles FC in the group stage of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The Superior Player Award is the Club World Cup’s version of what is usually referred to as the man-of-the-match award, given out at the end of games.

World Cup begins across North America one year from this week, sports figures from across Los Angeles are hoping the global soccer community will find the U.S. both inspiring and welcoming.

The last two World Cup hosts — Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022 — allowed visitors to enter their countries with a game ticket essentially doubling as their visa. Both governments also performed background checks on all visitors coming to the tournament.

The match is set to take place Saturday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood as part of the Gold Cup's group stage.

The creators and stars of award-winning comedy series "Ted Lasso" were among those expressing hope that the World Cup would bring people together at an event in Los Angeles on Wednesday marking the one-year countdown to the tournament.

Inter take first steps on the pitch as the build-up to the FIFA Club World Cup officially begins.On a cloudy morning in Los Angeles, the Nerazzurri kicked off their training sessions