Philadelphia, June 21 -- Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson apologised to fans for his reckless challenge on Flamengo's Ayrton Lucas, due to which he received a red card during their Club World Cup 3-1 defeat at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

After Pedro Neto's 13th-minute strike powered Chelsea to a 1-0 lead, Flamengo retaliated in the second half with two quick-fire goals in a span of three minutes. Chelsea's hope to script a comeback faded into thin air after Jackson was shown a red card.

In the 68th minute, with high studs, Jackson caught Ayrton's foot and was shown a red card in the aftermath of the challenge. He took to social media to apologise to Chelsea fans and stated that he is "angry" at himself for his actions that w...