Luis Enrique and Joao Pedro were involved in an altercation after the Club World Cup final (Dazn photo)
Chelsea won the Club World Cup categorically on Sunday, winning 3-0 against PSG. But there were ugly scenes after the match at the Metlife Stadium involving Joao Pedro, who marked the side of Ligue 1, and Luis Enrique.
The match itself was very fiery, especially in the second half when Joao Neves was sent for pulling the hair of Marc Cucurella-the Portuguese midfielder became the second player of the 2024-25 season to reject for this action, after Jack Stephens of Southampton.
Tensions boiled after Australian referee Alireza Faghani whistled full -time to confirm Chelsea as world champions. Dazn’s cameras captured this, with a special moment involving Pedro and Luis Enrique standing up.
Luis Enrique and Joao Pedro Altercation after a final whistle
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The captured moment shows Pedro in a heated exchange with PSG players Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi, with Andrey Santos de Chelsea also present. Luis Enrique enters the scene before appearing to grasp the Brazilian forward by the throat, which makes him fall on the ground, holding the affected area.
We do not know what triggered Luis Enrique’s reaction, but it was certainly unacceptable. And it could now be at risk of a serious sentence of FIFA, which will assess all the main flash points of the Club World Cup final in the coming days.
It is never pleasant to see their incidents take place in football, and it is particularly surprising to see an involved manager. But Chelsea is unlikely to think about it too much, because they can focus on the celebration of world champions.
There will now be a reduced vacation period for the first Chelsea team, which will be back in action for the start of the Premier League season in a month. It is far from ideal for Maresca and his players, even if they are unlikely to think about it too much now.
