Todd Boehly on ‘surreal’ Club World Cup win, Enzo Maresca and his message to Chelsea fans

Chelsea are Club World Cup champions and Todd Boehly has a simple message to their rivals – do not underestimate us. In an exclusive interview with Jim White on talkSPORT, the Blues co-owner has recalled their triumphant trip to the United States and lauded the efforts of head coach Enzo Maresca. Chelsea are the world champions of club footballGetty Chelsea cruised past Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, securing a 3-0 victory at the MetLife Stadium to achieve international glory. The west Londoners won a second trophy in 46 days after Conference League success in Wroclaw to end the 2024/25 season on a high. Cole Palmer starred yet again for Chelsea with two goals against PSG, whilst their new £60million signing Joao Pedro netted their third. Boehly, who bought the club in 2022 with Clearlake Capital for £4.25billion, was in attendance to cheer on and congratulate his team in the celebrations. And speaking to talkSPORT, he has relished in their Club World Cup success and sent a message to Chelsea fans ahead of next season. Club World Cup title win “Well, we couldn’t have wished for a better outcome for our boys, who have done such good work and trained so hard, really came together in America under Enzo’s leadership and his direction. “No one gave us a chance to beat PSG, and the boys really thrived and grew on that. Watching them come together over the last couple of weeks in America has been very special. “I think the form that you’ve seen is everything we hoped when we were putting this together with [co-sporting directors] Laurence [Stewart] and Paul [Winstanley]. “Behdad [Eghbali, co-owner] and I couldn’t be more grateful for the success that they’ve had, and for all Chelsea fans everywhere. “We’re just so thrilled, and thank you for sticking with us. We’re really excited about what the future holds.” Boehly is delighted with how the squad have progressedGetty Sunday’s win was a big statement of intent from ChelseaGetty Predicting Chelsea would go far “We always knew that, whatever happens on any given day. The odds that we thought we had and were able to round out with a piece or two… “The boys, really understanding what Enzo’s been doing. We’re big believers, we knew all along in the value of the project. “So I think, obviously, it came together brilliantly, and those are just odds that you can’t predict. But we’re hopeful that every day we wake up, the odds are that Chelsea are going to win something big.” The Club World Cup experience “It’s still hard to all digest, it’s been absolutely surreal. But again, I think the thing that just made the day was just how well the boys played. “They really had nothing to lose and they put it out there, they were so organised and so methodical, and the plan that Enzo laid out was so well-done. “So the combination of the planning and the execution couldn’t have made me more proud.” Chelsea’s backing of Maresca has led to two trophies in two monthsGetty On Enzo Maresca “You very much sent out a message when you brought him in, ‘In Enzo Maresca we trust’,” said White. “Well clearly, you were right to do that.” “It certainly seems it,” Boehly replied, before adding: “I think he’s very skilled at what he does.” The 2025/26 season for Chelsea “I think the boys have shown that they are a force to be reckoned with, and I think that’s what we were hoping for.” Message to Chelsea fans “Keep the blue flag flying high!” Chelsea have two final pre-season fixtures against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan before the 2025/26 campaign gets underway. The Blues host Crystal Palace on the opening weekend of the Premier League and will make their return to the Champions League. Having won the Club World Cup, they will wear a gold badge that reads ‘World Champions’ on all of their kits for the next four years. Chelsea have also banked around £93million from the tournament in what is a massive financial boost. Another exciting and successful season could be around the corner for ChelseaGetty

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Todd Boehly on ‘surreal’ Club World Cup win, Enzo Maresca and his message to Chelsea fans

Chelsea are Club World Cup champions and Todd Boehly has a simple message to their rivals – do not underestimate us.

In an exclusive interview with Jim White on talkSPORT, the Blues co-owner has recalled their triumphant trip to the United States and lauded the efforts of head coach Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea are the world champions of club football

Chelsea cruised past Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, securing a 3-0 victory at the MetLife Stadium to achieve international glory.

The west Londoners won a second trophy in 46 days after Conference League success in Wroclaw to end the 2024/25 season on a high.

Cole Palmer starred yet again for Chelsea with two goals against PSG, whilst their new £60million signing Joao Pedro netted their third.

Boehly, who bought the club in 2022 with Clearlake Capital for £4.25billion, was in attendance to cheer on and congratulate his team in the celebrations.

And speaking to talkSPORT, he has relished in their Club World Cup success and sent a message to Chelsea fans ahead of next season.

Club World Cup title win

“Well, we couldn’t have wished for a better outcome for our boys, who have done such good work and trained so hard, really came together in America under Enzo’s leadership and his direction.

“No one gave us a chance to beat PSG, and the boys really thrived and grew on that. Watching them come together over the last couple of weeks in America has been very special.

“I think the form that you’ve seen is everything we hoped when we were putting this together with [co-sporting directors] Laurence [Stewart] and Paul [Winstanley].

“Behdad [Eghbali, co-owner] and I couldn’t be more grateful for the success that they’ve had, and for all Chelsea fans everywhere.

“We’re just so thrilled, and thank you for sticking with us. We’re really excited about what the future holds.”

Boehly is delighted with how the squad have progressed

Sunday’s win was a big statement of intent from Chelsea

Predicting Chelsea would go far

“We always knew that, whatever happens on any given day. The odds that we thought we had and were able to round out with a piece or two…

“The boys, really understanding what Enzo’s been doing. We’re big believers, we knew all along in the value of the project.

“So I think, obviously, it came together brilliantly, and those are just odds that you can’t predict. But we’re hopeful that every day we wake up, the odds are that Chelsea are going to win something big.”

The Club World Cup experience

“It’s still hard to all digest, it’s been absolutely surreal. But again, I think the thing that just made the day was just how well the boys played.

“They really had nothing to lose and they put it out there, they were so organised and so methodical, and the plan that Enzo laid out was so well-done.

“So the combination of the planning and the execution couldn’t have made me more proud.”

Chelsea’s backing of Maresca has led to two trophies in two months

On Enzo Maresca

“You very much sent out a message when you brought him in, ‘In Enzo Maresca we trust’,” said White. “Well clearly, you were right to do that.”

“It certainly seems it,” Boehly replied, before adding: “I think he’s very skilled at what he does.”

The 2025/26 season for Chelsea

“I think the boys have shown that they are a force to be reckoned with, and I think that’s what we were hoping for.”

Message to Chelsea fans

“Keep the blue flag flying high!”

Chelsea have two final pre-season fixtures against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan before the 2025/26 campaign gets underway.

The Blues host Crystal Palace on the opening weekend of the Premier League and will make their return to the Champions League.

Having won the Club World Cup, they will wear a gold badge that reads ‘World Champions’ on all of their kits for the next four years.

Chelsea have also banked around £93million from the tournament in what is a massive financial boost.