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Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London.
Chelsea are one of five clubs to have won all three of UEFA's main club competitions, being the first English club to achieve the UEFA treble, and the only club to have won all three major European competitions twice.
In terms of club value, Chelsea are the seventh most valuable football club in the world, worth £2.39 billion, and are the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings of over €469 million in the 2019-20 season.
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.
Sergei Pugachev, a former friend of Vladimir Putin, explained that "Putin personally told me of his plan to acquire the Chelsea Football Club in order to increase his influence and raise Russia's profile, not only with the elite but with ordinary British people." Abramovich reportedly denied that he was acting under control from the Kremlin.
Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard.
On 18 April 2021, Chelsea announced they would be joining a new European Super League, a league competition comprising the biggest European clubs.
Chelsea are one of five clubs to have won all three of UEFA's main club competitions, being the first English club to achieve the UEFA treble, and the only club to have won all three major European competitions twice.
In terms of club value, Chelsea are the seventh most valuable football club in the world, worth £2.39 billion, and are the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings of over €469 million in the 2019-20 season.
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.
Sergei Pugachev, a former friend of Vladimir Putin, explained that "Putin personally told me of his plan to acquire the Chelsea Football Club in order to increase his influence and raise Russia's profile, not only with the elite but with ordinary British people." Abramovich reportedly denied that he was acting under control from the Kremlin.
Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard.
On 18 April 2021, Chelsea announced they would be joining a new European Super League, a league competition comprising the biggest European clubs.
Former Chelsea player Tony Cascarino revealed that the club had been calling ex-players to check up on their health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amidst financial sanctions leveled at Russian oligarchs by Western governments in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich stated on 26 February that he would hand over the stewardship of Chelsea to the trustees of the Chelsea Foundation.
On 10 March, the British government announced sanctions on Abramovich with Chelsea allowed to operate under a special licence until 31 May, while the Premier League disqualified Abramovich as a club director.
Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge.
When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two Millennium & Copthorne hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport.
Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football 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.
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.
Amidst financial sanctions leveled at Russian oligarchs by Western governments in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich stated on 26 February that he would hand over the stewardship of Chelsea to the trustees of the Chelsea Foundation.
On 10 March, the British government announced sanctions on Abramovich with Chelsea allowed to operate under a special licence until 31 May, while the Premier League disqualified Abramovich as a club director.
Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge.
When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two Millennium & Copthorne hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport.
Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football 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.
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.
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.
The club have consistently affirmed their desire to keep Chelsea at their current home, but have nonetheless been linked with a move to various nearby sites, including the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Battersea Power Station and the Chelsea Barracks.
In October 2011, a proposal from the club to buy back the freehold to the land on which Stamford Bridge sits was voted down by Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders.
The first, adopted when the club was founded, was the image of a Chelsea pensioner, the army veterans who reside at the nearby Royal Hospital Chelsea.
It was based on elements in the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea 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.
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.
Chelsea are among the most widely supported football clubs in the world.
Chelsea's traditional fanbase comes from all over the Greater London area including working-class parts such as Hammersmith and Battersea, wealthier areas like Chelsea and Kensington, and from the home counties.
As of 2018, Chelsea had 72.2 million followers on social media, the fourth highest among football clubs.
The club have consistently affirmed their desire to keep Chelsea at their current home, but have nonetheless been linked with a move to various nearby sites, including the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Battersea Power Station and the Chelsea Barracks.
In October 2011, a proposal from the club to buy back the freehold to the land on which Stamford Bridge sits was voted down by Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders.
The first, adopted when the club was founded, was the image of a Chelsea pensioner, the army veterans who reside at the nearby Royal Hospital Chelsea.
It was based on elements in the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea 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.
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.
Chelsea are among the most widely supported football clubs in the world.
Chelsea's traditional fanbase comes from all over the Greater London area including working-class parts such as Hammersmith and Battersea, wealthier areas like Chelsea and Kensington, and from the home counties.
As of 2018, Chelsea had 72.2 million followers on social media, the fourth highest among football clubs.
At matches, Chelsea fans sing chants such as "Carefree", "Ten Men Went to Mow", "We All Follow the Chelsea", "Zigga Zagga", and the celebratory "Celery".
The club's "Football firm", originally known as the Chelsea Shed Boys, and subsequently as the Chelsea Headhunters, were nationally notorious for football violence, alongside hooligan firms from other clubs such as West Ham United's Inter City Firm and Millwall's Bushwackers during and after matches.
Chelsea have long-standing rivalries with North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
In a 2008 poll conducted by the Football Fans Census, Chelsea fans named Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United as their most disliked clubs.
In the same survey, "Chelsea" was the top answer to the question "Which other English club do you dislike the most?" 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.
Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League.
Upon winning the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the first English club to win all four UEFA club trophies and the only club to hold the Champions League and the Europa League at the same time.
The club's "Football firm", originally known as the Chelsea Shed Boys, and subsequently as the Chelsea Headhunters, were nationally notorious for football violence, alongside hooligan firms from other clubs such as West Ham United's Inter City Firm and Millwall's Bushwackers during and after matches.
Chelsea have long-standing rivalries with North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
In a 2008 poll conducted by the Football Fans Census, Chelsea fans named Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United as their most disliked clubs.
In the same survey, "Chelsea" was the top answer to the question "Which other English club do you dislike the most?" 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.
Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League.
Upon winning the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the first English club to win all four UEFA club trophies and the only club to hold the Champions League and the Europa League at the same time.
On the 12 February 2022, Chelsea became the first English club from London to win FIFA Club World Cup against Palmeiras with Kai Havertz scoring a late penalty.
Chelsea have been described as a global brand; a 2012 report by Brand Finance ranked Chelsea fifth among football brands and valued the club's brand value at US$398 million - an increase of 27% from the previous year, also valuing them at US$10 million more than the sixth best brand, London rivals Arsenal - and gave the brand a strength rating of AA. In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Chelsea the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £1.15 billion.
On 26 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Abramovich handed over "Stewardship and care" of Chelsea FC to the Chelsea Charitable Foundation.
On the 19 of March 2022, there were 5 confirmed bids to acquire Chelsea FC: a consortium led by ex-Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton, a group of investors led by the Ricketts family, Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and US businessman Todd Boehly, Aethel Partners headed by Portuguese Ricardo Santos Silva and British multi-millionaire businessman Nick Candy, supported by former Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli.
Owing to the notoriety of the Chelsea Headhunters, a football firm associated with the club, Chelsea have also featured in films about football hooliganism, including 2004's The Football Factory.
Chelsea have been described as a global brand; a 2012 report by Brand Finance ranked Chelsea fifth among football brands and valued the club's brand value at US$398 million - an increase of 27% from the previous year, also valuing them at US$10 million more than the sixth best brand, London rivals Arsenal - and gave the brand a strength rating of AA. In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Chelsea the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £1.15 billion.
On 26 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Abramovich handed over "Stewardship and care" of Chelsea FC to the Chelsea Charitable Foundation.
On the 19 of March 2022, there were 5 confirmed bids to acquire Chelsea FC: a consortium led by ex-Liverpool chairman Sir Martin Broughton, a group of investors led by the Ricketts family, Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and US businessman Todd Boehly, Aethel Partners headed by Portuguese Ricardo Santos Silva and British multi-millionaire businessman Nick Candy, supported by former Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli.
Owing to the notoriety of the Chelsea Headhunters, a football firm associated with the club, Chelsea have also featured in films about football hooliganism, including 2004's The Football Factory.
It culminated in comedian Norman Long's release of a comic song in 1933, ironically titled "On the Day That Chelsea Went and Won the Cup", the lyrics of which describe a series of bizarre and improbable occurrences on the hypothetical day when Chelsea finally won a trophy.
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." 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 standing on the terraces.
Chelsea also operate a women's football team, Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies.
John Terry, former captain of the Chelsea men's team, is the President of Chelsea Women.
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." 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 standing on the terraces.
Chelsea also operate a women's football team, Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies.
John Terry, former captain of the Chelsea men's team, is the President of Chelsea Women.
