Indeed, Maresca cut his coaching teeth on Pellegrini’s staff at West Ham. “It’s special,” Maresca said last week of facing the 71-year-old for the first time.

What has happened at this Club World Cup, with six games held up, has felt extreme and a concern with 12 months to go ...

Enzo Maresca has shut down speculation about the future of Noni Madueke and insisted the winger can be considered a Chelsea ...

Indeed, Maresca cut his coaching teeth on Pellegrini’s staff at West Ham. “It’s special,” Maresca said last week of facing the 71-year-old for the first time.