Chelsea may pay high price for US trip

CHELSEA’S pre-season trip to the US, a commercial success, could yet turn into a footballing nightmare.

Jose Mourinho’s new-look side have gelled well in their two Champions World Series matches, comfortably beating Celtic and Roma.

But Thursday night’s 3-0 rout of the Italians came at a cost. Striker Mateja Kezman scored his fourth goal in pre-season, but could face a three-match ban after his sending-off for an altercation with former Leeds man Olivier Dacourt.

And Dutch winger Arjen Robben has yet to discover the extent of his calf injury, suffered when he was chopped down by Dacourt - which sparked ugly scenes and resulted in both offenders being shown red cards.

The fate of Kezman now rests with US Soccer: if officials there send a report to the FA, under FIFA rules, it would earn a three-match suspension, to be served 14 days after the documentation is processed by the FA.