Maresca complains of 41C heat at Club World Cup
Fifa has no new measures to deal with hot conditions
Enzo Maresca said scorching conditions in Philadelphia have made it almost impossible for Chelsea to train before facing Espérance on Tuesday night.
Chelsea’s head coach had no desire to make his players expend too much energy as they prepared on Monday for their final game in Group D in temperatures of 36C at Subaru Park. The session was shorter than usual and staff tried to cool the squad down by putting fans and water sprays on the pitch.
Yet it remained impossible for Chelsea to do much physical work given that forecasters said the heat index, or “feels like” temperature, was at 41C (106F) owing to the humidity, with a heatwave covering much of the central and eastern areas of the US expected to become even more testing as the week progresses. Local authorities have urged people to avoid strenuous activity.
