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In 1904 Gus Mears acquired the Stamford Bridge athletics stadium with the aim of turning it into a football ground. An offer to lease it to nearby Fulham was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. 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, having also considered names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC.[12] Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook),[1] opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards. The club won promotion to the First Division in their second season, and yo-yoed between the First and Second Divisions in their early years. They reached the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford, and finished 3rd in the First Division in 1920, the club's best league campaign to that point.[13] Chelsea attracted large crowds[14] and had a reputation for signing big-name players,[15] but success continued to elude the club in the inter-war years. Former Arsenal and England centre-forward Ted Drake became manager in 1952 and proceeded to modernise the club. He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side with shrewd signings from the lower divisions and amateur leagues, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954–55. 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.[16] Chelsea failed to build on this success, and spent the remainder of the 1950s in mid-table. Drake was dismissed in 1961 and replaced by player-coach Tommy Docherty. Chart showing the progress of Chelsea's league finishes from 1905–1906 season to 2007–08 season 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. They were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup going into the final stages of the 1964–65 season, winning the League Cup but faltering late on in the other two.[17] In three seasons the side were beaten in three major semi-finals and were FA Cup runners-up. Under Docherty's successor, Dave Sexton, Chelsea won the FA Cup in 1970, beating Leeds United 2–1 in a final replay. Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, the following year, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens. The late 1970s through to the 1980s was a turbulent period for Chelsea. An ambitious redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the financial stability of the club,[18] star players were sold and the team were relegated. Further problems were caused by a notorious hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade.[19] 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.[20] 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. Chelsea won the Second Division title in 1983–84 and established themselves in the top division, before being relegated again in 1988. The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 1988–89. Chelsea players celebrate their first UEFA Champions League title 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.[21] Chelsea's form in the new Premier League was unconvincing, although they did reach the 1994 FA Cup Final. It was not until the appointment of Ruud Gullit as player-manager in 1996 that their fortunes changed. He added several top international players to the side, as the club won the FA Cup in 1997 and established themselves as one of England's top sides again. Gullit was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, who led the team to victory in the League Cup Final and the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1998, the FA Cup in 2000 and their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League. Vialli was sacked in favour of Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup Final and Champions League qualification in 2002–03. In June 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million.[11] Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies,[22] and was replaced by José Mourinho.[23] 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),[24] in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). In September 2007, Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant,[25] who led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. In 2009, caretaker manager Guus Hiddink guided Chelsea to another FA Cup success,[26] and in 2009–10, his successor Carlo Ancelotti led them to their first league and FA Cup "Double", becoming the first English club to score 100 league goals in a season since 1963.[27] In June 2011, Ancelotti was sacked and replaced by André Villas-Boas,[28] who was in turn dismissed in March 2012. Under caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea won their seventh FA Cup,[29] and their first UEFA Champions League title, beating Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties,[30] the first London club to win the trophy.[30] Stadium Main article: Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge The Bridge Location Fulham Road, Fulham London, England, SW6 1HS Opened 28 April 1877[31] Renovated 1904–1905, 1990s Owner Chelsea Pitch Owners plc Operator Chelsea F.C. Architect Archibald Leitch (1887) Capacity 41,837-seat[2] Field dimensions 103 x 67 metres (112.6 x 73.3 yards)[2] Tenants London Athletics Club (1877–1904) Chelsea F.C. (1905–present) Chelsea have only ever had one home ground, Stamford Bridge, where they have played since foundation. It was officially opened on 28 April 1877 and for the first 28 years of its existence it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletics Club as an arena for athletics meetings and not at all for football. 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 12.5 acre (51,000 m²) site.[31] Stamford Bridge was designed for the Mears family by the noted football architect Archibald Leitch, who had also designed Ibrox, Celtic Park and Hampden Park.[32] Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge. Starting with an open bowl-like design and one covered terrace, Stamford Bridge had an original capacity of around 100,000.[31] The early 1930s saw the construction of a terrace on the southern part of the ground with a roof that covered around one fifth of the stand. It eventually became known as the "Shed End", the home of Chelsea's most loyal and vocal supporters, particularly during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The exact origins of the name are unclear, but the fact that the roof looked like a corrugated iron shed roof played a part.[31] In the early 1970s the club's owners announced a modernisation of Stamford Bridge with plans for a state-of-the-art 50,000 all-seater stadium.[31] Work began on the East Stand in 1972 but the project was beset with problems and was never completed; the cost brought the club close to bankruptcy, culminating in the freehold being sold to property developers. Following a long legal battle, it was not until the mid-1990s that Chelsea's future at the stadium was secured and renovation work resumed.[31] 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. When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Ken Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport. 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. Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. However, the stadium is sometimes still referred to as part of "Chelsea Village" or "The Village". Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on 23 September 1905; Chelsea won 1–0. 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. The CPO was created to ensure the stadium could never again be sold to developers. As a condition for using the Chelsea FC name, the club has to play its first team matches at Stamford Bridge, which means that if the club moves to a new stadium, they may have to change their name.[33] Chelsea's training ground is located in Cobham, Surrey. Chelsea moved to Cobham in 2004. Their previous training ground in Harlington was taken over by QPR in 2005.[34] The new training facilities in Cobham were completed in 2007.[35] Stamford Bridge has been used for a variety of other sporting events since 1905. It hosted the FA Cup Final from 1920 to 1922,[36] 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.[37] View from the West Stand of Stamford Bridge during a Champions League game, 2008 In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex,[38] and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox.[39] It was the venue for a boxing match between world flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde and Joe Conn in 1918.[40] The running track was used for dirt track racing between 1928 and 1932,[41] greyhound racing from 1933 to 1968, and Midget car racing in 1948.[42] In 1980, Stamford Bridge hosted the first international floodlit cricket match in the UK, between Essex and the West Indies.[43] It was also the home stadium of the London Monarchs American Football team for the 1997 season.[44] The current club ownership have stated that a larger stadium is necessary in order for Chelsea to stay competitive with rival clubs who have significantly larger stadia, such as Arsenal and Manchester United.[45] Owing to its location next to a main road and two railway lines, fans can only enter the ground via the Fulham Road exits, which places constraints on expansion due to health and safety regulations.[46] The club have consistently affirmed their desire to keep Chelsea at their current home,[47][48][49] but Chelsea have nonetheless been linked with a move to various nearby sites, including the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Battersea Power Station and the Chelsea Barracks.[50] On 3 October 2011, Chelsea made a proposal to CPO shareholders to buy back the freehold to the land on which Stamford Bridge sits, stating that "buying back the freehold removes a potential hurdle should a suitable site become available in the future".[51] The proposal was voted down by CPO shareholders.[52] In May 2012, the club made a formal bid to purchase Battersea Power Station, with a view to developing the site into a 60,000 seater stadium.[53] Chelsea released artistic impressions of the proposed stadium at the Battersea site on 22 June 2012.[54] Crest and colours Crest Since the club's foundation, Chelsea have had four main crests, though all underwent minor variations. In 1905, Chelsea adopted as their first crest the image of a Chelsea pensioner, which contributed to the "pensioner" nickname, and remained for the next half-century, though it never appeared on the shirts. As part of Ted Drake's modernisation of the club from 1952 onwards, he insisted that the pensioner badge be removed from the match day programme in order to change the club's image and that a new crest be adopted.[55] As a stop-gap, a temporary emblem comprising simply the initials C.F.C. was adopted for one year. In 1953, Chelsea's crest was changed to an upright blue lion looking backwards and holding a staff, which was to endure for the next three decades. This crest was based on elements in the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea[56] with the "lion rampant regardant" taken from the arms of then club president Viscount Chelsea and the staff from the Abbots of Westminster, former Lords of the Manor of Chelsea. It also featured three red roses, to represent England, and two footballs. This was the first club badge to appear on shirts, since the policy of putting the crest on the shirts was only adopted in the early 1960s.[55] In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and to capitalise on new marketing opportunities.[55] The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, in white and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. initials. It 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.[57] With the new ownership of Roman Abramovich, and the club's centenary approaching, combined with demands from fans for the popular 1950s badge to be restored, it was decided that the crest should be changed again in 2005. The new crest was officially adopted for the start of the 2005–06 season and marked a return to the older design, used from 1953–86, featuring a blue heraldic lion holding a staff. For the centenary season this was accompanied by the words '100 YEARS' and 'CENTENARY 2005–2006' on the top and bottom of the crest respectively.[6]

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Full name: Romelu Menama Lukaku. Date of birth: 13 May 1993 (age 19). Place of birth: Antwerp, Belgium. Height: 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in). Playing position: Striker.

Pada tahun 1904 H.A. Mears mengakuisi stadion atletik Stamford Bridge dengan tujuan mengubah menjadi stadion sepak bola. Ia kemudian merencanakan pendirian sebuah klub sepak bola baru setelah tawaran yang diberikan kepada Fulham untuk menggunakan stadion tersebut ditolak. Mengingat telah ada sebuah klub bernama Fulham, nama Chelsea yang merupakan sebuah kota kecil yang berdekatan dengan stadion dipilih sebagai nama klub baru tersebut. Nama-nama lain seperti Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC dan London FC sempat dipertimbangkan untuk dipilih. Chelsea didirikan pada 10 Maret 1905 di sebuah pub The Rising Sun (kini restoran The Butcher's Hook)dan pertama kali bermain pada kompetisi Football League. John Robertson seorang pemain timnas Skotlandia berusia 28 tahun saat itu dipilih merangkap jabatan pemain-manajer pertama Chelsea. Sejumlah pemain direkrut dari berbagai klub untuk memperkuat tim, seperti penjaga gawang William "Fatty" Foulke dari Sheffield United, Jimmy Windridge dan Bob McRoberts dari Small Heath, dan Frank Pearson dari Manchester City. Pertandingan pertama mereka terjadi pada 2 September 1905, sebuah laga tandang menghadapi Stockport County. Chelsea kalah dengan skor 0–1.Sedangkan pertandingan kandang pertama mereka adalah sebuah kemenangan 4–0 pada laga persahabatan menghadapi Liverpool. Robertson juga merupakan pencetak gol pertama Chelsea pada laga kompetitif saat kemenangan 1–0 atas Blackpool. Stamford Bridge tahun 1905 Chelsea mengalami sejumlah promosi-degragasi pada Divisi Satu dan Divisi Dua Liga Inggris setelah berhasil meraih promosi ke Divisi Satu pada musim kedua mereka. Pencapaian terbaik mereka pada tahun-tahun awal adalah berhasil melaju hingga ke babak final Piala FA 1915 namun dikalahkan Sheffield United di Old Trafford dan saat mengakhiri Divisi Satu pada posisi tiga klasemen akhir tahun 1920. Chelsea memiliki reputasi mendatangkan pemain-pemain terkenal dan jumlah penonton yang besar, tapi kesuksesan masih belum menghampiri mereka pada masa-masa Perang Dunia I dan II. Mantan penyerang Arsenal dan Inggris Ted Drake menjadi manajer pada tahun 1952. Drake mulai memodernisasi klub baik di dalam dan di luar lapangan. Ia mengganti logo Chelsea pensioner, meningkatkan sistem pelatihan dan pembinaan tim usia muda, dan memperkuat kedalaman tim dengan kelihaian mendatangkan sejumlah pemain dari divisi-divisi bawah dan liga-liga amatir hingga berhasil membawa Chelsea meraih trofi juara pertama mereka, gelar juara Divisi Satu Liga Inggris 1954–55. Pada musim berikut, UEFA mengadakan kejuaraan antar klub juara liga di Eropa, Piala Champions, namun ketidak setujuan otoritas Liga Sepak Bola Inggris dan FA membuat Chelsea menarik diri dari kejuaraan tersebut sebelum dimulai.Chelsea gagal melanjutkan kesuksesan tersebut dan hanya menjadi penghuni papan tengah klasemen liga pada dekade 1950an. Drake dipecat pada tahun 1961 dan digantikan oleh Tommy Docherty yang merangkap jabatan pemain-manajer. Chelsea kembali menjadi juara Liga Utama Inggris 50 tahun kemudian, yaitu pada tahun 2005, pada masa jabatan manajer Jose Mourinho (2004 - 2007), yang saat itu mendapat dukungan penuh dari pemilik miliuner minyak berkebangsaan Rusia, Roman Abramovich. Pada tahun yang sama (2005), Chelsea juga menjuarai Piala Carling dengan mengalahkan Liverpool. Selanjutnya pada tahun 2006, Chelsea kembali berhasil menjuarai Liga Utama Inggris. Dan pada tahun 2007, Chelsea juga kembali berhasil menjuarai Piala Carling setelah mengalahkan Arsenal 2-1 dan menjadi juara Piala FA setelah mengalahkan Manchester United 1-0 lewat babak perpanjangan waktu. Tapi karena beberapa penampilan yang buruk pada awal kompetisi 2007/2008 ditambah dengan ketidak sesuaian dengan sang pemilik, akhirnya Jose Mourinho mengundurkan diri dari jabatan manager, dan kemudian digantikan oleh Avram Grant mantan manajer tim nasional Israel. Diawal masa kepelatihan Grant, banyak kalangan yang memandangnya sebelah mata. Meski demikian, Avram Grant mampu membawa Chelsea menjadi treble runner-up yaitu di ajang Piala Carling sebelum dikalahkan Tottenham Hotspur dengan skor 2-1. Disusul menjadi runner-up Liga Utama Inggris dibawah Manchester United dan menjadi runner-up di ajang Liga Champions setelah kalah adu penalti 6-5 dari Manchester United. Namun prestasi tersebut dianggap tidak cukup baik sehingga Grant terpaksa dipecat di akhir musim. Pada akhir Januari 2009, Avram Grant digantikan oleh pelatih asal Brasil, Luiz Felipe Scolari. Namun, Scolari juga tidak mampu memberikan prestasi yang memuaskan. Sehingga pada akhir April 2009 mengalami nasib yang sama dengan Grant. Posisi kosong manajer Chelsea kemudian diisi oleh pelatih Rusia saat itu, Guus Hiddink, sampai akhir musim 2008–09. Pada akhir bulan Mei, sebelum meninggalkan Chelsea, Guus Hiddink memberikan kenangan manis dengan membawa gelar Piala FA kelima Chelsea. Diawal musim kompetisi 2009–10, Chelsea mengumumkan Carlo Ancelotti sebagai manajer baru, dengan masa kontrak selama 3 musim. Ancelotti langsung memberikan gelar dengan membawa Chelsea menjuarai Community Shield 2009 setelah mengalahkan Manchester United dalam adu penalti. Kemenangan dalam adu penalti tersebut merupakan pertama kalinya bagi Chelsea sejak 1998, saat Chelsea menghadapi Ipswich Town di Piala Liga. Pada akhir musim, Chelsea berhasil menjuarai Liga Utama Inggris dan Piala FA, yang merupakan pencapaian pertama dalam sejarah Chelsea. Chelsea juga menjadi klub ketujuh yang berhasil mendapat rekor mengawinkan gelar Double winner tersebut. Striker Chelsea, Didier Drogba berhasil mendapatkan Golden Boot sebagai Pencetak Gol Terbanyak dengan torehan 29 gol. Pada pertandingan terakhir liga pada 9 Mei 2010, Chelsea mempermalukan Wigan dengan skor telak 8–0 dengan Drogba mencetak 3 gol. Chelsea juga mencetak rekor menang mutlak 100% terhadap semua tim empat besar EPL (Manchester United, Liverpool, dan Arsenal). Pada musim keduanya, Ancelotti dipecat Chelsea pada Mei 2011 setelah kekalahan 1-0 dari Everton di pertandingan terakhir musim 2010–11. Pada awal musim 2011–12, André Villas-Boas ditunjuk sebagai pelatih Chelsea.Setelah sejumlah hasil buruk yang dialami Chelsea, Villas-Boas dipecat pada bulan Maret 2012. Asistennya, Roberto Di Matteo yang merupakan mantan pemain Chelsea kemudian ditunjuk sebagai pelatih utama ad interim. Dibawah arahan Di Matteo Chelsea menunjukkan hasil impresif dengan berhasil meraih gelar juara Piala FA untuk ketujuh kalinya dan Liga Champions UEFA untuk pertama kalinya dalam sejarah klub–yang sekaligus menjadi klub London pertama yang meraih gelar tersebut.

Chelsea Football Club is an English football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Their home is the 41,837-seat Stamford Bridge stadium, where they have played since their establishment. Chelsea had their first major success in 1955, when they won the league championship, and won various cup competitions during the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2000s. Overall, Chelsea have won four league titles, seven FA Cups, four League Cups and four FA Community Shields. The club have also been successful in continental competitions, winning two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Champions League title. In 2009–10, the club won their first "Double" and in May 2012 became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea's regular kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s.The club has sustained the fifth highest average all-time attendance in English football. Their average home gate for the 2011–12 season was 41,478, the sixth highest in the Premier League. In April 2012 it was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £473 million ($761 million). Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea Football Club is an English football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Their home is the 41,837-seat Stamford Bridge stadium, where they have played since their establishment. Chelsea had their first major success in 1955, when they won the league championship, and won various cup competitions during the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2000s. Since 1996, Chelsea have enjoyed the most successful period in their history. Overall, Chelsea have won four league titles, seven FA Cups, four League Cups and four FA Community Shields. The club have also been successful in continental competitions, winning two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Champions League title. In 2009–10, the club won their first "Double" and in 2012 became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea's regular kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s. The club has sustained the fifth highest average all-time attendance in English football. Their average home gate for the 2011–12 season was 41,478, the sixth highest in the Premier League. In April 2012 it was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £473 million ($761 million). Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea Football Club /ˈtʃɛlsiː/ is an English football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Their home is the 41,837-seat Stamford Bridge stadium, where they have played since their establishment. Chelsea had their first major success in 1955, when they won the league championship, and won various cup competitions during the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2000s. The club has enjoyed its greatest period of success in the past two decades, winning 15 recent major trophies since 1997. Domestically, Chelsea have won four league titles, seven FA Cups, four League Cups and four FA Community Shields, while in continental competitions, they have won two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Champions League. Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, one of four clubs, and the only British club to have won all three main UEFA club competitions, and also the first club to hold two major European titles simultaneously. Chelsea's regular kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s. The club has sustained the fifth highest average all-time attendance in English football. Their average home gate for the 2012–13 season was 41,462, the sixth highest in the Premier League. Since July 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. In April 2013 it was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £588 million ($901 million), an increase of 18% from the previous year.]

Sukses Chelsea diraih melalui jalan panjang. Sejak didirikan pada 1905 di sebuah pub bernama "The Rising Sun", The Blues baru menikmati sukses sebagai klub pada pertengahan 1950-an. Tak tanggung-tanggung, gelar pertama yang digaet adalah gelar liga yang sangat bergengsi. Saat itu, Chelsea ditangani manajer Ted Drake. Setelahnya, Chelsea mengalami pasang surut. Rencana pembenahan Stamford Bridge malah membuat kondisi finansial klub terancam. Tingkah laku hooligan malah memperparah suasana. Pada 1982, Chelsea diselamatkan Ken Bates yang membeli kepemilikan klub seharga £1 saja. Periode sukses berikutnya pun muncul. Tidak sepenuhnya, tapi era kepemilikan Bates membuka pintu bagi periode Roman Abramovich hingga saat ini. Di bawah penanganan Bates, wajah Chelsea berubah dari klub tradisional menjadi klub kosmopolitan. Chelsea tak segan-segan mengucurkan dana besar untuk mendatangkan sederetan pemain ternama. Glenn Hoddle, Dennis Wise, Ruud Gullit, Gianluca Vialli, atau Roberto di Matteo, adalah serangkaian nama yang mengawali era kosmopolitan Chelsea. Setelah dibeli Abramovic, wajah Chelsea pun tak lagi sama. Bahkan mungkin sangat jauh dari bayangan para pendirinya di The Rising Sun lebih dari satu abad silam.

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Chelsea FC je anglický fotbalový velkoklub z londýnské jihozápadní čtvrti Fulham. Klub byl založen v roce 1905 a v současnosti hraje na stadionu Stamford Bridge s kapacitou přes 40 tisíc diváků. Od sezóny 1989–90 hraje Chelsea nepřetržitě nejvyšší anglickou soutěž, Premier League. Výměny :Fandíš Chelsea? přidej se @+[167164206671985:] ♥

Let us now know the origin of the London club this further through ten interesting facts about them. 10. History of Chelsea as a football club started since March 14, 1905 during a meeting in a pub called The Rising Sun (which is now a pub called The Butcher's Hook). Some names that could be a candidate for this is the Stamford Bridge club FC, Kensington FC and London FC Chelsea FC eventually become permanent choice. 9. Chelsea is headquartered in Stamford Bridge stadium which officially opened on April 28, 1877. The stadium was designed by Scottish architect Archibald Leitch who also designed many other football stadiums in England such as Old Trafford (Manchester United), Celtic Park (Glasgow Celtic), Anfield (Liverpool), and White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur). Stamford Bridge was the initial capacity to accommodate 100 thousand viewers and eventually subjected to several changes until the final capacity for 42,055 spectators present. 8. Chelsea mascot is a lion taken from their club logos and named Stamford The Lion. This lion costume was stolen by two men from Stamford Bridge in July 2005. 7. Chelsea's players in 1972 to record a song called Blue Is The Colour in the framework of their appearance in the League Cup final that year. The record is successfully ranked fifth in the UK Singles Chart and became one of the songs in English football's most famous and also has been adapted by several singers and other football clubs in the Czech Republic, Canada, Finland, and Japan. 6. The era of the 70s and 80s became the worse for Chelsea because they are experiencing financial difficulties because of plans to rebuild Stamford Bridge. As a result the star players sold to raise funds and they are relegated to Division Two. Another problem comes from some fans hooliganism. Until finally Ken Bates bought Chelsea for £ 1. 5. Peter Osgood, one of Chelsea legend who earned the nickname King of Stamford Bridge, died of a heart attack on March 1, 2006. Abu results kremasinya then buried beneath the penalty spot overlooking the tribune Shed End at Stamford Bridge stadium in a ceremony attended by more than 2,500 fans, players, former players, managers, and director of Chelsea. Printed the first goal from the penalty spot since the ceremony, was executed by Andriy Shevchenko during the match against Aston Villa which ended 4-4. 4. Chelsea has long been a team that is always stylish and a lot of international players outside the UK. Its position in London have made him many supporters from among celebrities. Here are some of them. Damon Albarn (Blur frontman and Gorillaz), singer Bryan Adams, NBA player Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce, hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, Formula 1 racing boss Bernie Ecclestone, a former director and Madonna's husband Guy Ritchie, actress Renee Zellweger, and rocker Billy Idol. 3. Records appear for Chelsea's most lots are still held by their former captain Ron 'Chopper' Harris who played as much as 795 times. While the number of goals the most widely printed owned by Bobby Tambling who netted 202 goals from 370 times to play. Of the players who play for the Blues now, only Frank Lampard who became the most from the show (392 times) and goals (121 goals). In addition, Chelsea also holds the record for longest play in the cage without losing as many as 86 matches in the Premier League. 2. In total there are 21 titles that have been won by Chelsea today. For the domestic title, the Blues have recorded three wins Premier League / Division One British, two Second Division titles, four FA Cup winners, League Cup winners four times, three times winning the Community Shield / Charity Shield, and twice Cup winners Full Members. While in Europe, Chelsea have twice won Cup Winners' Cup, and one European Super Cup champion. 1. Before you get the nickname The Blues until now, Chelsea was once called The Pensioners (Retired). This is because their club logo the first to use a picture of a retired member of the British Army who lived in the Royal Hospital Chelsea. New logo is finally replaced in 1952 by order of Ted Drake's Chelsea manager at the time. History Chelsea F.C. (Chelsea Football Club), also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners (London FC), is an English football club playing in the Premiership and is headquartered in London. The club was founded by H.A. Mears in 1905, and has its own field which can accommodate about 42,360 spectators, held at Fulham, West London.

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