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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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Poyet backs Zola to change West Ham fortunes

28.09.09
Former team-mate Gus Poyet believes the underestimated tenacity of the Gianfranco Zola can be his greatest asset... more

Gianluca Vialli warns John Terry over move

14.07.09
Gianluca Vialli has told John Terry he'll be making a mistake if he leaves Chelsea for Manchester City just to increase his salary... more

Wise words explain Gianfranco Zola’s genius

24.04.09
Football: As the West Ham boss prepares to face his old club and sign a new contract, his former captain reveals just what makes Gianfranco Zola tick ... more

Time for Big Phil to show his mettle

09.12.08
Luiz Felipe Scolari's reputation will be tarnished if he becomes the first Chelsea manager to fail to get the club past the group stages of the Champions League... more

Vialli takes a swipe at Chelsea's title hopes

06.11.08
Gianluca Vialli believes Chelsea are going backwards this season because they can't beat the top teams... more

Zola is fashioning his team in style of Scala

03.10.08
Football: It may be so far so good for Gianfranco Zola with two wins out of two in the Premier League, but the Italian has been in football long enough to know management is no walk in the park... more

Chelsea will shine with a Ray of light

19.09.08
Football: Chelsea have pulled a masterstroke by replacing Steve Clarke with Ray Wilkins, says former Blues defender Scott Minto... more

Wilkins goes back to Chelsea as new coach

18.09.08
Football: Ray Wilkins is set to make a dramatic and emotional return to Chelsea as a replacement for Steve Clarke – just in time to face his old club Manchester United... more

Terry leads the Scolari fan club

10.07.08
John Terry has set out his stall as the newest member of the Scolari fan club as the new Chelsea manager starts doing things differently.... more

Petrescu: John Terry is the best leader for England

25.04.08
Dan Petrescu is in no doubt about who should captain England... more

Scott Minto: Cup victory was our greatest day

14.02.08
Former Chelsea star Scott Minto recalls the 1997 Final win with another ex-Blue Frank Sinclair, who plays for Huddersfield against his old club on Saturday... 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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