Chelsea facing Club World Cup shake-up after FIFA kicks group rivals Club Leon out of this summer's competition

Published By: DailyMail - Chelsea - 3 days ago

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Both Leon and Liga MX rivals CF Pachuca are owned by Grupo Pachuca. Although both had initially qualified tournament, their participation wa...

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