Psg-celsea, the final of the “new rich” that came to stay
New York (special envoy) – In 2003, Chelsea had an English league and just ten other titles in his record. That year, the Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich He bought the club and began injecting a sufficient money to convert a mid -table team into a usual competitor in all tournaments. The wallet bought trophies (already has 6 leagues and 16 other titles) and something else: greatness. Because Chelsea stopped being a minor painting in London and today nobody is surprised that he is in the final of the first Club World Cup Under the new format.
Paris Saint-Germain was founded in 1970 but until 2013 he had only won the Ligue 1. its history turned when the Qatar Investment Authority group bought 70 percent of the club’s actions. Arrive Carlo Ancelotti and several elite players. PSG became a possible destination for the best players in Europe, for their entire owner. In 2025 he reached 13 leagues won (he is the top champion of the country) and finally achieved the Champions League, the second for France.
It is not surprising that two teams like these are the first World Cup finalists. It is a kind of natural consequence of this new era of football. The time that began there by the beginning of the nineties, with the creation of the Premier League and of the Champions. Which was strengthened with Bosman law. We live the time of the money arrogance.
Not long ago, no one could have imagined a definition between these two rivals in a championship like this. He was reserved for historical giants: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, AC Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich … but while some of these clubs fell into wells from which they fail to leave, others used their economic power for more than living a fleeting success.
PSG and Chelsea came to stay. The world of football world over them has already changed definitively. Not only did they win everything that can be won, but also experienced social growth. The successes allowed them to add fans. And not only in England and France, but in the rest of the world. On Sunday the Metlife stadium will be full of fans and the vast majority will be foreigners. Yes, your relationship with the club is different, less close. But your love may be the same.
So, good players, infrastructure, titles, fans. What else is the greatness of a football club made? World Cup finalists meet all the qualities to be considered great. Except for one, which has enormous weight. The story. The nostalgic look at the intercontinental glasses of the sixties, seventy and eighty and understand how far both teams of those battles were. It gives some pity that the protagonists of the predecessor tournament are also not those who define today.
But everything changes and football too. PSG today is the team that plays best and many already place it as one of the most luxurious of all time. Luis Enrique did not need a glorious past to form a team that honors the game. That is also a feature of greatness. Be provided with the show, leave in the spectators a feeling of enjoyment.
A modern final from a modern tournament is coming. In a country that lives football in a very different way from that of South Americans and Europeans, two representatives of this era will look for the first title in the world (under the new format). Whoever stays with the trophy will win an award for its vertiginous growth and will also take another step towards the Olympus.
