'Blues may soon have a trophy to show for taking Club World Cup seriously'
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The much-fabled American dream is the concept of hard work delivering riches.
In Chelsea's case, this is true of their players at the Club World Cup. They have extended their season by seven matches in brutal temperatures with additional travel, but may soon have silverware to show for taking it seriously.
They will bank bonuses because the club have earned more than £80m, which could stretch to almost £100m if they lift the trophy.
Goalscorer Joao Pedro was outstanding and won the official man of the match award, but so was winger Pedro Neto, who is also potentially the Blues' best performer at the competition and a contender to be crowned player of the tournament.
Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella were also good, while Christopher Nkunku produced arguable his best display of 2025, despite continued links with a move away from Stamford Bridge.