Joao Pedro Hails Liverpool Icon as Career’s Toughest OpponentJoao Pedro may be the name lighting up Chelsea headlines right now, but even amid the fanfare of his Club World Cup heroics, the

The club's new signing scored twice against Fluminense but there was much more to admire about his game on Tuesday

Joao Pedro registered 26 touches of the ball against Fluminense. Of all Chelsea forwards to have started at the Club World Cup, only Jackson has managed as many touches in a match. Not all of the Brazilian's touches took place inside the opposition half,

“It doesn’t make sense for Brazil to try to compete with European clubs in terms of finances,” Fluminense coach Renato Gaúcho said through a translator. “Brazilian clubs trade players and sell them to Europe so they can survive, and that’s been true even since I was a player.”

The Brazilian, who started his career with Fluminense before moving to Britain, scored with a brilliant finish from outside the area in the first half and then calmed his celebration against his former club. That finish was followed by a thumping second-half goal to secure a final against Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain.

Joao Pedro scored two magnificent goals to send Chelsea through to the FIFA Club World Cup final at the expense of Fluminense on Tuesday. The Brazilian forward was handed his first Blues start,

Chelsea, un club que no escatima en el gasto, anunció la adquisición de João Pedro el 2 de julio. Los seis veces campeones de la Liga Premier y dos veces campeones de Europa desembolsaron 60 millones de libras (82 millones de dólares) por el atacante.

July 9 - Charlotte FC announced the transfers of defender Joao Pedro and forward Iuri Tavares on Wednesday. Pedro, 22, went to Polish top-flight side Radomiak Radom, with Charlotte retaining a 40 percent sell-on clause.