Draw, Click Here for An offer to lease it to nearby Fulham was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. FIFA 21 has quite a lot of young players been inducted all across the boards, with new players joining a lot of your favorite teams. [87], Chelsea are among the most widely supported football clubs in the world. Chelsea's biggest winning scoreline in a competitive match is 13–0, achieved against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. [38] Mourinho returned as manager in 2013 and led Chelsea to League Cup success in March 2015,[39] and the Premier League title two months later. [153][154] This was followed by a loss in 2013 and then their highest ever profit of £18.4 million for the year to June 2014. Chelsea have always worn blue shirts, although they originally used the paler eton blue, which was taken from the racing colours of then club president, Earl Cadogan, and was worn with white shorts and dark blue or black socks. Click Here for the UEFA Champions [205], In August 2019, Barnardo's published the findings of its review. The past two decades have been the most successful in Chelsea's history: they won five Premier League titles and both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League during this period. [175] Chelsea also appear in the Hindi film Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. [109], Chelsea's highest appearance-maker is ex-captain Ron Harris, who played in 795 competitive games for the club between 1961 and 1980. In the same survey, "Chelsea" was the top answer to the question "Which other English club do you dislike the most? [27] On the pitch, the team had fared little better, coming close to relegation to the Third Division for the first time, but in 1983 manager John Neal put together an impressive new team for minimal outlay. [187] In 2015, Chelsea Ladies won the FA Women's Cup for the first time, beating Notts County Ladies at Wembley Stadium,[188] and a month later clinched their first FA WSL title to complete a league and cup double. [30] Under Mourinho, Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (2004–05 and 2005–06),[31] in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). was adopted for a year. [88][89] They have the sixth highest average all-time attendance in English football,[7] and regularly attract over 40,000 fans to Stamford Bridge; they were the seventh best-supported Premier League team in the 2013–14 season, with an average gate of 41,572. The report, which was led by Charles Geekie QC, concluded that Heath was a "prolific and manipulative sexual abuser" and had been able to operate "unchallenged". This Chelsea fan website is a Read Previous News Stories Here   [129], On 25 August 1928, Chelsea, along with Arsenal, became the first club to play with shirt numbers, in their match against Swansea Town. [50] Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge. [85] In the mid-1970s, the away strip was a red, white and green kit inspired by the Hungarian national side of the 1950s. [6] The club has rivalries with neighbouring teams Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and a historic rivalry with Leeds United. "[179] Scenes in a 1980 episode of Minder were filmed during a real match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Preston North End with Terry McCann (played by Dennis Waterman) standing on the terraces. The loans stood at £709 million in December 2009, when they were all converted to equity by Abramovich, leaving the club themselves debt free,[150][151] although the debt remains with Fordstam. More recently, the club have had a number of black or dark blue away kits which alternate every year. During the 1970s and 1980s in particular, Chelsea supporters were associated with football hooliganism. Chelsea are the first English club to have won all three major UEFA trophies. 3:00 PM: UEFA Champions League: Sat, Apr 17. [206], Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Gullit was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, whose reign saw Chelsea win the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 1998, and the FA Cup in 2000. Chelsea unveil new £500m stadium", "Chelsea are a more universally loved club! The Stamford Bridge freehold, the pitch, the turnstiles and Chelsea's naming rights are now owned by Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit organisation in which fans are the shareholders. They play their home games at Kingsmeadow, formerly the home ground of the EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon. Click Here for the Porto vs. Chelsea The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea: Chelsea FC plc is the company which owns Chelsea Football Club. 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In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex,[58] and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox. [137], Chelsea have twice broken the record for the highest transfer fee paid by a British club. Browse the online shop for Chelsea FC products and merchandise.   In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and because the old rampant lion badge could not be trademarked. [119] Officially, Chelsea's highest home attendance is 82,905 for a First Division match against Arsenal on 12 October 1935. [110] Four other players made more than 500 appearances for the club: Peter Bonetti (729; 1959–79), John Terry (717; 1998–2017), Frank Lampard (648; 2001–2014) and John Hollins (592; 1963–1975 and 1983–1984). Chelsea won promotion to the First Division in their second season, and yo-yoed between the First and Second Divisions in their early years. Chelsea's away colours are usually all yellow or all white with blue trim. Furthermore, t. [22] They were FA Cup semi-finalists in 1920 and 1932 and remained in the First Division throughout the 1930s, but success eluded the club in the inter-war years. [53] The new training facilities in Cobham were completed in 2007. Former Arsenal and England centre-forward Ted Drake was appointed manager in 1952 and proceeded to modernise the club. [21] [54], Stamford Bridge hosted the FA Cup Final from 1920 to 1922,[55] has held ten FA Cup Semi-finals (most recently in 1978), ten FA Charity Shield matches (the last in 1970), and three England international matches, the last in 1932; it was also the venue for an unofficial Victory International in 1946. 7 defeits. [10] Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies,[29] and was replaced by José Mourinho. about Chelsea, a football team that currently plays in the English Premier League. As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were also considered. Chelsea. Chelsea have had four main crests, which all underwent minor variations. As the roof resembled that of a corrugated iron shed, the stand eventually became known as the "Shed End", although it is unknown who first coined this name. After a period of decline in the late 1970s and 1980s, the club enjoyed a revival in the 1990s and had more success in cup competitions. In 45.45% matches the total goals in the match was over 2.5 goals (Over 2.5). Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard. Latest Chelsea news from Goal.com, including transfer updates, rumours, results, scores and player interviews. [157][158] In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Chelsea the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £1.15 billion ($1.66 billion). Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London. [163] In May 2016, Adidas announced that by mutual agreement, the kit sponsorship would end six years early on 30 June 2017. In light of the report, Chelsea announced that it was committed to assessing compensation claims for victims. [49] The north, west and southern parts of the ground were converted into all-seater stands and moved closer to the pitch, a process completed by 2001. [204] Following the publication of the report, the club issued a statement in which it acknowledged that "Barnardo's found that there is overwhelming information indicating that a member of staff at the club during the 1980s and 1990s subjected young players to bullying and racially abuse behaviour". [42] In 2018 Conte was sacked after a 5th-place finish and replaced with Maurizio Sarri,[43][44] under whom Chelsea reached the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester City[45] and won the Europa League for a second time, beating Arsenal 4–1 in the final. They reached the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford, and finished third in the First Division in 1920, the club's best league campaign to that point. [28] Chelsea's form in the new Premier League was unconvincing, although they did reach the 1994 FA Cup Final. [101][102] A strong rivalry with Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1970 FA Cup Final. The intention was that these facilities would provide extra revenue to support the football side of the business, but they were less successful than hoped and before the Abramovich takeover in 2003 the debt taken on to finance them was a major burden on the club. [49] Stamford Bridge was designed for the Mears family by the noted football architect Archibald Leitch, who had also designed Ibrox, Craven Cottage and Hampden Park. The latter is often accompanied by fans throwing celery at each other, although the vegetable was banned inside Stamford Bridge after an incident involving Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas at the 2007 League Cup Final. In October 2016, Nike was announced as the new kit sponsor, in a deal worth £900m over 15 years, until 2032. Based on attendance figures, the club has the sixth-largest fanbase in England. [125] Chelsea's streak of eleven consecutive away league wins, set between 5 April 2008 and 6 December 2008, is a record for the English top flight. The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 1988–89. [191][192] John Terry, former captain of the Chelsea men's team, is the President of Chelsea Women.[193]. In 24 matches Chelsea … The club were then sponsored by Grange Farms, Bai Lin Tea and Simod before a long-term deal was signed with Commodore International in 1989; Amiga, an offshoot of Commodore, also appeared on the shirts. [186] In 2010 Chelsea Ladies were one of the eight founder members of the FA Women's Super League. v: Manchester City. The latest Chelsea news from Yahoo Sports. [112] Eight other players have also scored over 100 goals for Chelsea: George Hilsdon (1906–1912), George Mills (1929–1939), Roy Bentley (1948–1956), Jimmy Greaves (1957–1961), Peter Osgood (1964–1974 and 1978–1979), Kerry Dixon (1983–1992), Didier Drogba (2004–2012 and 2014–2015), and Eden Hazard (2012–2019). [141] The club's £71 million purchase of Kepa Arrizabalaga in August 2018 remains a world record fee paid for a goalkeeper. After a long-running legal battle, Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992 by doing a deal with the banks of the property developers, who had been bankrupted by a market crash. [133] They were the first English club to be ranked No. The club's biggest top-flight win was an 8–0 victory against Wigan Athletic in 2010, which was matched in 2012 against Aston Villa . [26] In 1982, Chelsea were, at the nadir of their fortunes, acquired by Ken Bates for the nominal sum of £1, although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home. Read Earlier News Stories For This Month Here   [153] In November 2012, Chelsea announced a profit of £1.4 million for the year ending 30 June 2012, the first time the club had made a profit under Abramovich's ownership. [152], Chelsea did not turn a profit in the first nine years of Abramovich's ownership, and made record losses of £140m in June 2005. Bates bought a controlling stake in the club and floated Chelsea on the AIM stock exchange in March 1996. UEFA Press Kit Pre-order* now to get a head start in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team!. Chelsea's kit has been manufactured by Nike since July 2017. Chelsea's current sponsor is Three, starting from July 2020. [46] In Lampard's first season he guided Chelsea to 4th place in the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final, losing 2–1 to Arsenal. In 2009, under caretaker manager Guus Hiddink, Chelsea won another FA Cup. [111], Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer, having scored 211 goals in 648 games (2001–2014);[110] he passed Bobby Tambling's longstanding record of 202 in May 2013. The report was also heavily critical of the club's former assistant manager Dario Gradi, who was accused of failing to tell more senior club staff about an allegation regarding the sexual conduct of Heath which had been brought to him by the father of a young player. [23] Chelsea failed to build on this success, and spent the remainder of the 1950s in mid-table. Founded in 1905, the club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. records and statistics § Honours and achievements, European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Chelsea F.C. They also mounted a strong title challenge in 1998–99, finishing four points behind champions Manchester United, and made their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League. The following season saw UEFA create the European Champions' Cup, but after objections from The Football League and the FA, Chelsea were persuaded to withdraw from the competition before it started.

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