More than 1,000 fans showed up on the waterfront to set a Guinness record for most people receiving a soccer lesson prior to the Sounders-Botafogo match.

ZDenis Bouanga starts for LAFC, having scored nine goals in his last 10 games. Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is on the bench for the MLS side.2025-06-16T18:02:14ZEnzo

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

While tension is high regarding Club World Cup pay-outs, the Sounders are set to host games against elite competition. How will they stack up in their three matches?

Despite almost 50,000 empty seats in the Atlanta stadium, Chelsea defeated Los Angeles FC 2-0 on Monday to start their The post FIFACWC: Chelsea Off To Perfect Start With Victory Against LAFC first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

Champions will go head to head when LAFC and Chelsea battle in their opening matches at the FIFA Club World Cup on Monday, with the matchup putting the 2024 U.S. Open Cup champions against the 2025 Europa Conference League winners.