PHILADELPHIA: Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has insisted that the club’s owners are not putting extra pressure on him to win the Club World Cup as a result of the enormous financial incentives on offer at FIFA’s new tournament.
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World football’s governing body has dangled the carrot of a total $1 billion in prize money to the 32 competing teams in the United States.
If Chelsea, as one of the 12 European representatives, go on to win the trophy on July 13, they can take home around $125 million (£92.4m) as a cash reward.
That could give the Stamford Bridge side a considerable advantage over many of their English and European rivals going forward into next season.
