Chelsea confirm Club World Cup squad with EIGHT players brutally axed
Updated 17:04 11 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 17:02 11 Jun 2025 GMT+1
Chelsea have left out eight players from their squad for the Club World Cup, where they have been placed in Group D.
Chelsea have confirmed their squad for the Club World Cup, with EIGHT high-profile players left out by Enzo Maresca.
The Conference League winners have been drawn in Group D for the revamped 32-tournament and will take on Leon, Flamengo and ES Tunis.
Chelsea's participation comes as a result of their Champions League win over Manchester City in 2021 and they will compete in the competition alongside Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund.
Their 28-man squad was announced on Wednesday evening and includes new signings Liam Delap, Mike Penders, Mamadou Sarr and Dario Essugo.
However, there are also a number of notable omissions from the Blues.
Having been on loan last season, Joao Felix, Djordje Petrovic, Axel Disasi, Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Kendry Paez, Renato Veiga have all been left out - while Wesley Fofana will not be participating as he continues his recovery from injury at Cobham.
Chelsea kick off their campaign against Mexican side Leon on 16 June at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and also have two group games in Philadelphia,
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