players (124 appearances), List of Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Holds a first-class degree in sports science and coaching. [131] In 2000, Chelsea released the song "Blue Tomorrow". All the latest news, scores, highlights, photos, and stats from New York City Football Club. [188], On 12 February 2022, Chelsea became the first London club to win FIFA Club World Cup against Palmeiras with Kai Havertz scoring a late penalty. "[Chelsea] have been a success machine for the last 1020 years. Set up his own team in Sweden, BK Bjorner, with friends when he was just 20. [136][137] They have the sixth highest average attendance in the history of English football,[138] and regularly attract over 40,000 fans to Stamford Bridge; they were the seventh best-supported Premier League team in the 201314 season, with an average gate of 41,572. Cu lc b bng Chelsea (ting Anh: Chelsea Football Club) l mt cu lc b bng chuyn nghip ca Anh c tr s ti Fulham, London.c thnh lp vo nm 1905, cu lc b hin ang thi u ti Premier League, gii u hng u ca bng Anh.Chelsea l mt trong nhng cu lc b thnh cng nht nc . 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. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich announced Wednesday he plans to sell Chelsea Football Club, as it is "in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club's sponsors . Docherty built a new team around the group of talented young players emerging from the club's youth set-up, and Chelsea challenged for honours throughout the 1960s, enduring several near-misses. The Englishman also assisted the Blues in reaching the 2008 Champions League final his final match for the team. [12] In Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps, Mr Memory claims that Chelsea last won the Cup in 63 BC, "in the presence of the Emperor Nero. In 1904 the ground was acquired by businessman Gus Mears and his brother Joseph, who had also purchased nearby land (formerly a large market garden) with the aim of staging football matches on the now 12.5acre (51,000m2) site. Ticket Operations Manager The $5.4 billion sale of Chelsea FC from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to a consortium led by American billionaire Todd Boehly has been completed, the club announced Monday, ending. What do you think about this topic? Safety Officer Joined Potter at Ostersunds when he was 26, focusing on match analysis. This lasted for the next 19 years, with some modifications such as the use of different colours, including red from 1987 to 1995, and yellow from 1995 until 1999, before the white returned. Blues chief lauds 400million fan base", "The world's most popular football club revealed: Man United, Liverpool F.C., Arsenal F.C., Barca, Real or Chelsea? Coverage includes Live blogs, video, pictures, analysis and more was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. Developed into a scouting/ analysis expert and moved with him to Swansea, Brighton and now Chelsea. Club Enquiries: enquiries@chelseafc.com 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. The youthful Blues won every match they played over his two seasons at that level. 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Feliciano, co-controlling owners of Chelsea FC, and co-founders and managing partners of Clearlake Capital Mark Walter, co-owner of Chelsea FC, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, owner of Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Sparks Hansjrg Wyss, co-owner of Chelsea FC, founder of the Wyss Foundation Jonathan Goldstein, co-owner of Chelsea FC, co-founder and CEO of Cain International Barbara Charone, director and co-founder of MBC PR Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE, columnist and former executive editor of The Times James Pade, partner and managing director of Clearlake Capital. [85] 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. [125] Other away kits include an all jade strip worn from 1986 to 1989, red and white diamonds from 1990 to 1992, graphite and tangerine from 1994 to 1996, and luminous yellow from 2007 to 2008. Has been with Chelsea since 2001, making him one of the most experienced physios in the Premier League. When Ted Drake became Chelsea manager in 1952, he began to modernise the club. [209], On 7 May, the club finally confirmed that "terms have been agreed" for a new ownership group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. [122] Since then Chelsea have always worn white socks with their home kit apart from a short spell from 1985 to 1992, when blue socks were reintroduced. [156] Four other players made more than 500 appearances for the club: Peter Bonetti (729; 195979), John Terry (717; 19982017), Frank Lampard (648; 20012014) and John Hollins (592; 19631975 and 19831984). The announcement includes the departure of Marina Granovskaia, director of Chelsea FC. The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea: Upon winning the 201213 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. [123] As with most teams, they have also had some more unusual ones. [28] In the mid-1990s Chelsea fan and businessman Matthew Harding became a director and loaned the club 26million to build the new North Stand and invest in new players. 'We look forward to backing Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and their teams, and will provide proactive, unbending support to make Chelseas loyal fans and our partners proud.'. He was hired as the Under-18s head coach in the 2019 summer. [144], Since the 1990s, there has been a marked decline in crowd trouble at matches, as a result of stricter policing, CCTV in grounds and the advent of all-seater stadia. [124] In the mid-1970s, the away strip was a red, white and green kit inspired by the Hungarian national side of the 1950s. The loans stood at 709million in December 2009, when they were all converted to equity by Abramovich, leaving the club themselves debt free,[195][196] although the debt remained with Fordstam. Constellation. [9] Chelsea F.C. 445 Mayer Drive Chelsea, MI 48118 (734) 433-2202 South Meadows Elementary 335 Pierce St. Chelsea, MI 48118 (734) 433-2205 North Creek Elementary School 699 McKinley Street Chelsea, MI 48118 (734) 433-2203 Chelsea Early Childhood Center 500 Washington Street Chelsea, MI 48118 734-433-2208 ext 6083 About UsShow sub menu for About Us Chelsea have confirmed that Thiago Silva has suffered damage to his knee ligaments following the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. [80], The consortium led by Todd Boehly, chairman and CEO of Eldridge Industries, and Clearlake Capital, announced completion of the ownership transfer of Chelsea on the 30 May 2022. Everything related to the Chelsea FC Womens team is in this forum. [116] The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, in white and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. "[154] A 2012 survey, conducted among 1,200 supporters of the top four league divisions across the country, found that many clubs' main rivals had changed since 2003 and reported that Chelsea fans consider Tottenham to be their main rivals, above Arsenal and Manchester United. It included guest appearances by then-Chelsea players Andrew Wilson, George Mills, and Sam Millington. [239] In 2010 Chelsea Ladies were one of the eight founder members of the FA Women's Super League. [183], Chelsea have twice broken the record for the highest transfer fee paid by a British club. The appointment of Ruud Gullit as player-manager in 1996 began an upturn in the team's fortunes. Started working with him at Ostersunds in 2012, after writing a letter to the Englishman asking about playing opportunities. Because that's what Abramovich has been. Already knew Lampard from their Pro Licence course with the English FA. Culinary Roles at Chelsea, Tottenham, Twickenham and Brentford. SW6 1HS Mr Rodney said that Michael was the "best mate I could ever have hoped for on the mountain", and he is "honoured and . [126], The song "Blue is the Colour" was released as a single in the build-up to the 1972 League Cup Final, with all members of Chelsea's first team squad singing; it reached number five in the UK Singles Chart. The 24-year-old is said to have rejected a number of offers from Chelsea already, though rumours that he is seeking a wage in the region of 300,000 a week are described as "wide of the mark." [130] In the build-up to the 1997 FA Cup Final, the song "Blue Day", performed by Suggs and members of the Chelsea squad, reached number 22 in the UK charts. In the same survey, fans of Arsenal, Fulham, Leeds United, QPR, Tottenham, and West Ham United named Chelsea as one of their three main rivals. [143] The increase of hooligan incidents in the 1980s led chairman Ken Bates to propose erecting an electric fence to deter them from invading the pitch, a proposal that the Greater London Council rejected. [85] 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. After a 16-year professional career, he rejoined the team and spent the last six years instructing the younger age groups. He received the Eamonn Dolan award in July 2020 in honor of his outstanding work with Chelsea FCs youth program. Boehly will operate as interim sporting director until the Club names a full-time replacement, continuing the Club's work towards its targets during the current transfer window. Fulham Road. WHEN Ansoumane Konde's dreams of becoming a pro ended, he found he had nothing to showcase his unique experiences in the game. Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. [60] The club subsequently won the 2021 UEFA Super Cup for the second time by defeating Villarreal 65 in a penalty shootout, after it had ended 11 in Belfast after extra time,[61] and the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (the first for the club) in Abu Dhabi after beating Brazilian Palmeiras 21.