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Chelsea is an English professional football club based in Chelsea, West London. Known as ‘The Blues’, Chelsea FC was founded in 1905 in the Rising Sun pub (now named The Butchers Hook) which stands opposite the present-day entrance to the home ground. The home stadium is called Stamford Bridge and it seats 42,000 fans. Chelsea have been English Champions three times, have won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup (aka Carling Cup) four times, and the UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup twice. Chelsea is considered one of the ‘Big Four’ in the English Premier League – as it is one of four teams that regularly holds one of the top four positions in the Premiership.

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Death of the Big Four

12.11.09
Comment: With Liverpool starting off the season so poorly, it's now time to start referring to the Big Three: Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United... more

Why Shearer will save the Toon

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Football: The return of Newcastle's favourite son could just be the lift they need to avoid relegation... more

Scolari backs Benitez over attack on Fergie

30.01.09
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has told the critics to get off Rafael Benitez's back ahead of their meeting with Liverpool at Anfield... more

Top of the flops

29.01.09
There have been some stunning footballing letdowns this season. Players signed for the GDP of a small African nation have been woefully unimpressive, while some of last year's stars seem to have forgotten how to play the game. Here we look at some of the biggest flops of the season...... more

Kolo Toure: Gunners can stand tall in Europe

30.09.08
Football: Ahead of the visit of Porto, Arsenal defender Kolo Toure claims set-piece weaknesses have nothing to do with the size of the back four... more

Old boys united

20.05.08
Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are the ageless wonders who still provide the heartbeat to a club after 30 years' distinguished service... more

Alan Hansen backing Gerrard and Torres to get it right

30.04.08
Alan Hansen warns Chelsea that Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard will come good in their Champions League semi-final... more

Mediocrity reigns again as BBC hand Mac the mic

25.04.08
Matthew Norman gives his views on Steve McClaren covering Euro 2008, the showdown at the bridge, John Arne Riise and British tennis' greatest loser... more

Arsene Wenger must find English passion

10.04.08
Arsenal may be exhilarating to watch but without homegrown stars they may struggle to win trophies... more
  • Facts
  • Stamford Bridge stadium is not actually situated in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; it is in fact (although close to the border) in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
  • The Chelsea FC crest features a blue heraldic lion holding a staff
  • The Chelsea Headhunters, a infamous football ‘firm’ associated with Chelsea have been the subject of numerous films about hooliganism
  • In 2003, Gianfranco Zola was named by an overwhelming majority as Chelsea’s greatest ever player on an online poll on Chelsea’s official website.

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