“I think we are close to that,” said the Ballon d’Or winner when asked if players could stage industrial action over their seemingly ever-growing fixture commitments. “If it keeps this way, (there) ...

Former Tottenham goalkeeper and France’s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris and ex-Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud are standout names, while Odin Holm, on loan from Celtic, will also be familiar.

Chelsea are first in action against LAFC in Group D on June 16, with games against Flamengo and ES Tunis to follow. Bayern Munich could lie in wait in the last 16. City open against Morocco’s Wydad ...