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The 42
14-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Club World Cup final scuffle 'should have been avoided' says Luis Enrique
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN coach Luis Enrique said he was 'just trying to separate the players' after being caught up in a scuffle on the pitch at the end of his team's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. Television footage showed the PSG boss raising his arm to the neck of Joao Pedro, who had earlier scored Chelsea's third goal following a Cole Palmer brace at the MetLife Stadium. 'There was pushing and shoving, a lot of tension and pressure. The situation obviously should have been avoided,' Luis Enrique told reporters. The match is over… but the tempers aren't 👀 Tensions were boiling after full-time. GLOBAL HOME OF FOOTBALL | Live All Summer Long | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 'My intention was clearly to just try to separate the players.' He admitted that Chelsea were deserved winners as he urged his team to enjoy a short summer break at the end of a remarkable campaign. Defeat for PSG denied them what would have been a stunning clean sweep of trophies as they failed to add the Club World Cup to the Uefa Champions League and French league and cup double they claimed in May. Advertisement 'I think over the course of the game they deserved their win. They played very well,' Luis Enrique said. 'I said beforehand that Chelsea were a very good team and they deserve their victory and the trophy.' A historic season for PSG ends after 11 months and 65 matches, and they now have exactly one month before returning to action in August — there will be another trophy on the line in their next game, against Tottenham Hotspur in the Uefa Super Cup. 'I think is important for us to enjoy our holidays. They will be very short. But we need to make the most of them,' he said. PSG's victory in this year's Champions League also means they will have another crack at winning the Club World Cup when they participate in the next edition, which is due to take place in 2029. 'I think this tournament was born out of the need to know who the best team in the world is. I think it is an interesting format and I think it could become a real top-level competition,' said the Spaniard. 'There is just the difficulty of finding space for it in the current calendar, but I think it is an interesting tournament — we had the chance to win it but there was another team who were better than us in the final.' – © AFP 2025
North Wales Chronicle
14-07-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Joao Pedro says Paris St Germain ‘lost their heads' after Club World Cup final
The Brazilian ended up on the ground after becoming involved in an incident with PSG coach Luis Enrique after the final whistle blew in Sunday's final in New York. PSG, the Champions League winners and strong favourites, crashed to a shock 3-0 loss at the hands of the Blues at the MetLife Stadium. The match is over… but the tempers aren't 👀Tensions were boiling after full-time. GLOBAL HOME OF FOOTBALL | Live All Summer Long | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 Tempers frayed in the closing stages and the French side finished with 10 men after Joao Neves was sent off for pulling the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella. Further scuffles then broke out after the game as personnel from both benches entered the field. The incident involving Pedro, one of the Chelsea goalscorers, and Enrique appeared the most serious but neither party shared much detail on what occurred. 'I don't need to talk about them,' said Pedro. 'Everyone wants to win the game and, in the end, I think they lost their heads. 'But this is football. This has happened. Now we need to enjoy it because we won the tournament, that's it. 'I don't want to talk too much about them because you know how it works. Football is this.' JOíO NEVES SENT OFF! 🟥 PSG down to 10 in the final minutes of the match. Catch the @FIFACWC Final | July 13 | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 For his part, Enrique said he was trying to separate players and prevent a heated situation from becoming worse. Pedro, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi were all involved in a confrontation before Enrique interjected. He appeared to raise an arm and Pedro fell down amid the melee. Enrique said: 'I have no problem expressing my feelings at the end of the game in a high level of pressure. It's very stressful for all of us. It is going to be impossible to avoid that. 'Everybody was involved. It was not what was best and the end result of the pressure of the match. 'I have seen (Chelsea manager Enzo) Maresca. I saw he had pushed others and we had to separate all the players and I do not know where that pressure came from. 'But this is a situation we must all avoid, that goes without saying. My intention was to separate the footballers so the situation didn't become worse.'
Powys County Times
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Joao Pedro says Paris St Germain ‘lost their heads' after Club World Cup final
Chelsea forward Joao Pedro felt Paris St Germain briefly 'lost their heads' as frustration boiled over following the Club World Cup final. The Brazilian ended up on the ground after becoming involved in an incident with PSG coach Luis Enrique after the final whistle blew in Sunday's final in New York. PSG, the Champions League winners and strong favourites, crashed to a shock 3-0 loss at the hands of the Blues at the MetLife Stadium. The match is over… but the tempers aren't 👀Tensions were boiling after full-time. GLOBAL HOME OF FOOTBALL | Live All Summer Long | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 Tempers frayed in the closing stages and the French side finished with 10 men after Joao Neves was sent off for pulling the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella. Further scuffles then broke out after the game as personnel from both benches entered the field. The incident involving Pedro, one of the Chelsea goalscorers, and Enrique appeared the most serious but neither party shared much detail on what occurred. 'I don't need to talk about them,' said Pedro. 'Everyone wants to win the game and, in the end, I think they lost their heads. 'But this is football. This has happened. Now we need to enjoy it because we won the tournament, that's it. 'I don't want to talk too much about them because you know how it works. Football is this.' JOíO NEVES SENT OFF! 🟥 PSG down to 10 in the final minutes of the match. Catch the @FIFACWC Final | July 13 | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 For his part, Enrique said he was trying to separate players and prevent a heated situation from becoming worse. Pedro, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi were all involved in a confrontation before Enrique interjected. He appeared to raise an arm and Pedro fell down amid the melee. Enrique said: 'I have no problem expressing my feelings at the end of the game in a high level of pressure. It's very stressful for all of us. It is going to be impossible to avoid that. 'Everybody was involved. It was not what was best and the end result of the pressure of the match. 'I have seen (Chelsea manager Enzo) Maresca. I saw he had pushed others and we had to separate all the players and I do not know where that pressure came from. 'But this is a situation we must all avoid, that goes without saying. My intention was to separate the footballers so the situation didn't become worse.'
The Herald Scotland
14-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Joao Pedro says Paris St Germain ‘lost their heads' after Club World Cup final
PSG, the Champions League winners and strong favourites, crashed to a shock 3-0 loss at the hands of the Blues at the MetLife Stadium. The match is over… but the tempers aren't 👀Tensions were boiling after full-time. GLOBAL HOME OF FOOTBALL | Live All Summer Long | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 Tempers frayed in the closing stages and the French side finished with 10 men after Joao Neves was sent off for pulling the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella. Further scuffles then broke out after the game as personnel from both benches entered the field. The incident involving Pedro, one of the Chelsea goalscorers, and Enrique appeared the most serious but neither party shared much detail on what occurred. 'I don't need to talk about them,' said Pedro. 'Everyone wants to win the game and, in the end, I think they lost their heads. 'But this is football. This has happened. Now we need to enjoy it because we won the tournament, that's it. 'I don't want to talk too much about them because you know how it works. Football is this.' JOíO NEVES SENT OFF! 🟥 PSG down to 10 in the final minutes of the match. Catch the @FIFACWC Final | July 13 | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 For his part, Enrique said he was trying to separate players and prevent a heated situation from becoming worse. Pedro, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi were all involved in a confrontation before Enrique interjected. He appeared to raise an arm and Pedro fell down amid the melee. Enrique said: 'I have no problem expressing my feelings at the end of the game in a high level of pressure. It's very stressful for all of us. It is going to be impossible to avoid that. 'Everybody was involved. It was not what was best and the end result of the pressure of the match. 'I have seen (Chelsea manager Enzo) Maresca. I saw he had pushed others and we had to separate all the players and I do not know where that pressure came from. 'But this is a situation we must all avoid, that goes without saying. My intention was to separate the footballers so the situation didn't become worse.'
Rhyl Journal
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Joao Pedro says Paris St Germain ‘lost their heads' after Club World Cup final
The Brazilian ended up on the ground after becoming involved in an incident with PSG coach Luis Enrique after the final whistle blew in Sunday's final in New York. PSG, the Champions League winners and strong favourites, crashed to a shock 3-0 loss at the hands of the Blues at the MetLife Stadium. The match is over… but the tempers aren't 👀Tensions were boiling after full-time. GLOBAL HOME OF FOOTBALL | Live All Summer Long | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 Tempers frayed in the closing stages and the French side finished with 10 men after Joao Neves was sent off for pulling the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella. Further scuffles then broke out after the game as personnel from both benches entered the field. The incident involving Pedro, one of the Chelsea goalscorers, and Enrique appeared the most serious but neither party shared much detail on what occurred. 'I don't need to talk about them,' said Pedro. 'Everyone wants to win the game and, in the end, I think they lost their heads. 'But this is football. This has happened. Now we need to enjoy it because we won the tournament, that's it. 'I don't want to talk too much about them because you know how it works. Football is this.' JOíO NEVES SENT OFF! 🟥 PSG down to 10 in the final minutes of the match. Catch the @FIFACWC Final | July 13 | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #CHEPSG — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) July 13, 2025 For his part, Enrique said he was trying to separate players and prevent a heated situation from becoming worse. Pedro, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi were all involved in a confrontation before Enrique interjected. He appeared to raise an arm and Pedro fell down amid the melee. Enrique said: 'I have no problem expressing my feelings at the end of the game in a high level of pressure. It's very stressful for all of us. It is going to be impossible to avoid that. 'Everybody was involved. It was not what was best and the end result of the pressure of the match. 'I have seen (Chelsea manager Enzo) Maresca. I saw he had pushed others and we had to separate all the players and I do not know where that pressure came from. 'But this is a situation we must all avoid, that goes without saying. My intention was to separate the footballers so the situation didn't become worse.'
