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John Terry jealous of former Chelsea teammate who won trophy he never did
Chelsea great John Terry is ‘jealous’ of fellow ex-Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta for winning the one trophy he never could. Terry won just about everything there was to win throughout his 19 years at Stamford Bridge as a player. Terry’s trophy cabinet has one notable absenceGetty Images - Getty The 44-year-old’s trophy haul included five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, the Champions League and the Europa League. Yet there’s a glaring absence in Terry’s trophy cabinet: the FIFA Club World Cup. Chelsea‘s Champions League triumph in 2012 booked them a spot at the Club World Cup that same year. However, they were on the wrong side of an all-time upset as Brazilian side Corinthians beat the Blues 1-0 in the final. Corinthians’ victory remains the only Club World Cup victory from a non-European team since 2007. Chelsea would return to the Club World Cup final in 2021 thanks to their win over Manchester City in the Champions League final earlier that year. The Blues went one better in the final that year as they overcame Palmeiras 2-1 in an extra-time thriller, meaning they could officially call themselves the best in the world. Azpilicueta, Chelsea’s skipper at the time, had the honour of lifting the trophy in Abu Dhabi. Terry was long retired by the time Chelsea won the Club World Cup, but it didn’t stop him from watching the celebrations with a serious sense of envy. “I’ve never won this trophy,” Terry said on talkSPORT Breakfast. talkSPORTThe ex-Blues skipper appeared on talkSPORT to talk all things Club World Cup[/caption] “Cesar Azpilicueta went on to win this when he was a player and I’m jealous of that. “As a player you want to be able to say you’ve won every trophy possible, and this fits into that category. It’s going to be a great event. “Also as a player at the back end of your career you want to say ‘I’ve played in that and I’ve played against the very best.’ “This is probably going to be the first time in the world where you can say every team available that is the best is going to be there. “Once it kicks off, players are going to want to win it.” Perhaps Terry will grow envious of incumbent Blues skipper Reece James as Chelsea will compete in this year’s Club World Cup, which has undergone a major revamp. Azipilicueta helped Chelsea to win their first Club World Cup in 2021Getty The west London outfit are one of 32 teams set to descend on the United States and will begin their journey in Group D alongside Brazilian side Flamengo, Tunisia’s Esperance de Tunis and Mexican club Leon. Participation in this year’s Club World Cup is also set to provide Chelsea and all others competing with a major financial boost, as the winner is set to receive in excess of $100million. Chelsea’s first game will be against Leon at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on June 16. They also face Brazilian side Flamengo, managed by another former Blue, Filipe Luis. The 39-year-old, who spent a season at Stamford Bridge in 2014 after joining from Atletico Madrid has started well, winning the Rio de Janeiro State Championship, Supercopa do Brasil and Copa do Brasil as coach. It’s special because I know a lot of the people at Chelsea, it’s a club that really welcomed me,” he said when asked about the prospect of playing his former side. “The fans gave me a warm welcome and were fantastic with me, as well as the club staff, and I have a lot of friends there.”
Chelsea great John Terry is ‘jealous’ of fellow ex-Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta for winning the one trophy he never could.
Terry won just about everything there was to win throughout his 19 years at Stamford Bridge as a player.
The 44-year-old’s trophy haul included five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, the Champions League and the Europa League.
Yet there’s a glaring absence in Terry’s trophy cabinet: the FIFA Club World Cup.
Chelsea‘s Champions League triumph in 2012 booked them a spot at the Club World Cup that same year.
However, they were on the wrong side of an all-time upset as Brazilian side Corinthians beat the Blues 1-0 in the final.
Corinthians’ victory remains the only Club World Cup victory from a non-European team since 2007.
Chelsea would return to the Club World Cup final in 2021 thanks to their win over Manchester City in the Champions League final earlier that year.
The Blues went one better in the final that year as they overcame Palmeiras 2-1 in an extra-time thriller, meaning they could officially call themselves the best in the world.
Azpilicueta, Chelsea’s skipper at the time, had the honour of lifting the trophy in Abu Dhabi.
Terry was long retired by the time Chelsea won the Club World Cup, but it didn’t stop him from watching the celebrations with a serious sense of envy.
“I’ve never won this trophy,” Terry said on talkSPORT Breakfast.
“Cesar Azpilicueta went on to win this when he was a player and I’m jealous of that.
“As a player you want to be able to say you’ve won every trophy possible, and this fits into that category. It’s going to be a great event.
“Also as a player at the back end of your career you want to say ‘I’ve played in that and I’ve played against the very best.’
“This is probably going to be the first time in the world where you can say every team available that is the best is going to be there.
“Once it kicks off, players are going to want to win it.”
Perhaps Terry will grow envious of incumbent Blues skipper Reece James as Chelsea will compete in this year’s Club World Cup, which has undergone a major revamp.
The west London outfit are one of 32 teams set to descend on the United States and will begin their journey in Group D alongside Brazilian side Flamengo, Tunisia’s Esperance de Tunis and Mexican club Leon.
Participation in this year’s Club World Cup is also set to provide Chelsea and all others competing with a major financial boost, as the winner is set to receive in excess of $100million.
Chelsea’s first game will be against Leon at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on June 16.
They also face Brazilian side Flamengo, managed by another former Blue, Filipe Luis.
The 39-year-old, who spent a season at Stamford Bridge in 2014 after joining from Atletico Madrid has started well, winning the Rio de Janeiro State Championship, Supercopa do Brasil and Copa do Brasil as coach.
It’s special because I know a lot of the people at Chelsea, it’s a club that really welcomed me,” he said when asked about the prospect of playing his former side.
“The fans gave me a warm welcome and were fantastic with me, as well as the club staff, and I have a lot of friends there.”
