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BBC News
6 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
No regrets for McAtee before Euro 2025 final
England Under-21 captain James McAtee has "no regrets" choosing Euro 2025 over the Club World Manchester City midfielder has helped the Young Lions to Saturday's final against Germany in opted to go with Lee Carsley's side over City's Club World Cup campaign and will help England try to defend their title in Slovakia."It's a tough one to answer but I don't regret my decision at all. I'm happy I'm here and my focus is now tomorrow, it's not on the Club World Cup," he said on Friday when asked if reaching the final justified his decision."This would be a special occasion for me. I'm so excited to play tomorrow. It'll be a big achievement for me and my family."Some of the lads have played in some big games and I've not sensed any nerves, but I'm sure by tomorrow there will be some. Hopefully the lads do get it, so it means something to them."McAtee scored in England's 3-1 quarter-final win over Spain, with the Young Lions also beating the Netherlands in Wednesday's 22-year-old has also had messages of support from former City team-mate Liam Delap, who is playing for Chelsea in the Club World added: "I speak to Liam every day and he's happy for us. We're all happy for him, he's doing well. I've had a couple of messages from Taylor [Harwood-Bellis] so the lads back home are rooting for us and happy for us that we got here."
South Wales Argus
7 hours ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Enzo Maresca taking Club World Cup ‘game by game' as Benfica clash looms
The Blues secured their place in the last 16 of the tournament with a comfortable 3-0 win over Esperance Tunis on Tuesday. As runners-up to Flamengo in Group D, the Londoners booked a clash with the Portuguese giants, who surprisingly beat Bayern Munich to top Group C. Victory would take Chelsea into the last eight and a meeting with Palmeiras or Botafogo, who face each other in an all-Brazilian clash in Philadelphia. Yet coach Enzo Maresca is not looking that far ahead yet, nor is he even thinking about the impact his side's run in the United States could have on their next Premier League campaign. He insists his only focus is on preparing to face the Lisbon side. The Italian said: 'The next game is on Saturday and from there we'll take it game by game. 'I'm not thinking about the final or how long it is before the Premier League starts. 'We can't think about playing in the final if we're not focused on Benfica and the rest of the games afterwards. 'I like to take it game by game, because I think it's the right thing to do.' Liam Delap (right) has made a good start to his Chelsea career (Chris Szagola/AP) Maresca has so far been ringing the changes from game to game to spread the workload due to the sweltering conditions. Further rotation is likely, with Maresca having said not to do so would be 'impossible', but striker Nicolas Jackson remains suspended. The Senegal international was handed a two-match ban for his straight red card against Flamengo last week. That could mean another start for new signing Liam Delap, who has impressed in the tournament so far and scored his first goal for the club against Esperance. Maresca said: 'We know Benfica are a top club with a top manager and first-class players. 'It is going to be very difficult but we were 32 teams, now 16 remains and we hope to go to the quarter-finals.'
Glasgow Times
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Enzo Maresca taking Club World Cup ‘game by game' as Benfica clash looms
The Blues secured their place in the last 16 of the tournament with a comfortable 3-0 win over Esperance Tunis on Tuesday. As runners-up to Flamengo in Group D, the Londoners booked a clash with the Portuguese giants, who surprisingly beat Bayern Munich to top Group C. Victory would take Chelsea into the last eight and a meeting with Palmeiras or Botafogo, who face each other in an all-Brazilian clash in Philadelphia. Yet coach Enzo Maresca is not looking that far ahead yet, nor is he even thinking about the impact his side's run in the United States could have on their next Premier League campaign. He insists his only focus is on preparing to face the Lisbon side. The Italian said: 'The next game is on Saturday and from there we'll take it game by game. 'I'm not thinking about the final or how long it is before the Premier League starts. 'We can't think about playing in the final if we're not focused on Benfica and the rest of the games afterwards. 'I like to take it game by game, because I think it's the right thing to do.' Liam Delap (right) has made a good start to his Chelsea career (Chris Szagola/AP) Maresca has so far been ringing the changes from game to game to spread the workload due to the sweltering conditions. Further rotation is likely, with Maresca having said not to do so would be 'impossible', but striker Nicolas Jackson remains suspended. The Senegal international was handed a two-match ban for his straight red card against Flamengo last week. That could mean another start for new signing Liam Delap, who has impressed in the tournament so far and scored his first goal for the club against Esperance. Maresca said: 'We know Benfica are a top club with a top manager and first-class players. 'It is going to be very difficult but we were 32 teams, now 16 remains and we hope to go to the quarter-finals.'
The Herald Scotland
8 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Enzo Maresca taking Club World Cup ‘game by game' as Benfica clash looms
As runners-up to Flamengo in Group D, the Londoners booked a clash with the Portuguese giants, who surprisingly beat Bayern Munich to top Group C. Victory would take Chelsea into the last eight and a meeting with Palmeiras or Botafogo, who face each other in an all-Brazilian clash in Philadelphia. Yet coach Enzo Maresca is not looking that far ahead yet, nor is he even thinking about the impact his side's run in the United States could have on their next Premier League campaign. He insists his only focus is on preparing to face the Lisbon side. The Italian said: 'The next game is on Saturday and from there we'll take it game by game. 'I'm not thinking about the final or how long it is before the Premier League starts. 'We can't think about playing in the final if we're not focused on Benfica and the rest of the games afterwards. 'I like to take it game by game, because I think it's the right thing to do.' Liam Delap (right) has made a good start to his Chelsea career (Chris Szagola/AP) Maresca has so far been ringing the changes from game to game to spread the workload due to the sweltering conditions. Further rotation is likely, with Maresca having said not to do so would be 'impossible', but striker Nicolas Jackson remains suspended. The Senegal international was handed a two-match ban for his straight red card against Flamengo last week. That could mean another start for new signing Liam Delap, who has impressed in the tournament so far and scored his first goal for the club against Esperance. Maresca said: 'We know Benfica are a top club with a top manager and first-class players. 'It is going to be very difficult but we were 32 teams, now 16 remains and we hope to go to the quarter-finals.'
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Enzo Maresca taking Club World Cup ‘game by game' as Benfica clash looms
Chelsea have their sights on the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup as they take on Benfica in Charlotte on Saturday. The Blues secured their place in the last 16 of the tournament with a comfortable 3-0 win over Esperance Tunis on Tuesday. Advertisement As runners-up to Flamengo in Group D, the Londoners booked a clash with the Portuguese giants, who surprisingly beat Bayern Munich to top Group C. Victory would take Chelsea into the last eight and a meeting with Palmeiras or Botafogo, who face each other in an all-Brazilian clash in Philadelphia. Yet coach Enzo Maresca is not looking that far ahead yet, nor is he even thinking about the impact his side's run in the United States could have on their next Premier League campaign. He insists his only focus is on preparing to face the Lisbon side. The Italian said: 'The next game is on Saturday and from there we'll take it game by game. Advertisement 'I'm not thinking about the final or how long it is before the Premier League starts. 'We can't think about playing in the final if we're not focused on Benfica and the rest of the games afterwards. 'I like to take it game by game, because I think it's the right thing to do.' Liam Delap (right) has made a good start to his Chelsea career (Chris Szagola/AP) Maresca has so far been ringing the changes from game to game to spread the workload due to the sweltering conditions. Further rotation is likely, with Maresca having said not to do so would be 'impossible', but striker Nicolas Jackson remains suspended. The Senegal international was handed a two-match ban for his straight red card against Flamengo last week. Advertisement That could mean another start for new signing Liam Delap, who has impressed in the tournament so far and scored his first goal for the club against Esperance. Maresca said: 'We know Benfica are a top club with a top manager and first-class players. 'It is going to be very difficult but we were 32 teams, now 16 remains and we hope to go to the quarter-finals.'
