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The reality of London clubs is that they are always more likely to pick up supporters than those based outside of the capital, simply on account of the fact that they are easy to discover and more simple to attend the matches of than those further afield. In the case of Chelsea, the club’s success […]
English football has long been defined by its ability to blend deep-rooted tradition with constant tactical evolution. Stadiums, supporters, and historic clubs form a cultural framework that shapes how the game is experienced across generations. Within that landscape, certain venues carry an influence that extends far beyond their pitch dimensions. Stamford Bridge is one such […]
It’s been an interesting few years at Stamford Bridge. Despite the conveyor belt of managers that have taken a stab at the job over the last decade, and big money transfers that have both benefitted the team and seen players like Kevin De Bruyne and Mo Salah slip through their grasp, there’s plenty to be […]
By winning the 2024/25 Conference League, Chelsea has won its first prize after the £4.25 billion takeover by a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in May 2022. More important though, was their fourth-place league finish which has brought back Champions League football to Stamford Bridge. A financial windfall – including €18.62 million […]
In recent decades, Chelsea has been highly successful at home and abroad. The investment by first Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and then the current owners led by Todd Boehly have certainly boosted the team’s chances of success. The Blues fans have certainly had a lot to sing and shout about in recent decades. However, what […]
Before the arrival of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich as owner in 2003, Chelsea Football Club were little more than a strong cup team. The Blues had won just one English top-flight title in their history back in the 1954/55 season. However, it was another arrival that transformed Chelsea into a genuine title challenger—the arrival of […]
England’s Greatest Football Team. It’s an easy phrase to say, but which specific team is it referring to? Perhaps for each of us it’s a different team. It likely depends when you grew up, where you live, and what people you know are saying on the subject. Mauricio Pochettino discussed this subject in an interview […]
Because of a beginning of the new season definitely below the expectations of the club, especially as regards the performance in the Premier League (19 games, 6 defeats, 29 points, 11 behind the top team, Manchester United), Chelsea decided to fire their manager again, changing Frank Lampard and appointing German Thomas Tuchel, the 14th different […]
Roman Abramovich has done it again. Frank Lampard has been relieved of his duties as former PSG coach Thomas Tuchel is replaced as the new Chelsea head coach. Chelsea sacked Lampard after a run of five defeats in their last eight Premier League games. The club is said to have tabled an 18-month long contract […]
It is safe to say that Maurizio Sarri experienced a turbulent first season in the Premier League, having taken on a job that has seen much more experienced top-flight managers get the boot. Sarri himself faces ‘the boot’, but it may not be the dreaded figurative one, which has become so readily associated with the […]
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri watched his side ease to a comfortable 3-0 win over lowly Brighton to move to fifth in the Premier League and then heaped praise on teen ace Callum Hudson-Odoi. The starlet, aged just 18, and who already has two caps for England, made his first top-flight start in the victory against […]
His name was bound to come up, sooner rather than later. We’re talking Frank Lampard. And, yes, we’re also talking about the manager’s job at Chelsea. For it hasn’t taken long for reports to emerge suggesting the Blues’ legendary midfielder Lampard, currently boss at Championship Derby County, is in the frame for the role should […]
With Willian and Pedro both blowing hot and cold so far this season, it will not be a surprise if Chelsea are in the market for a new winger come the summer transfer window. Well two, if Hazard leaves. The odds favour Eden Hazard leaving Chelsea in the summer and we won’t be surprised if […]
Photo by joshjdss, CC By 2.0 Summer at the West London club saw the long-expected, but still drawn-out and bitter, exit of Antonio Conte. Stepping into his shoes is fellow Italian, Maurizio Sarri. The manager’s job at Stamford Bridge has become one of the most difficult in the EPL, with off-field politics, a seemingly unsettled […]
If you want to gauge the distance in the relationship between Antonio Conte and Chelsea you only have to read the official Blues statement on his departure. After axing the Italian manager, and with former Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri expected to arrive at Stamford Bridge any time soon, here is what the club’s hierarchy […]
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea side were blown away by a Roma storm in the Italian Capital last night, as they slumped to their first defeat in The Champions League this term and had hopes of topping Group C critically damaged. The hosts, too hot to handle for their visitors, first took the lead after just 25 […]
Like Tottenham Hotspur on the other side of London, Chelsea are also embarking on a new journey with Nike. The 2017/18 season will see Chelsea partner with Nike for the first time and here’s how their home kit will look on your screens if you choose to participate in The Journey on FIFA 18. Looking […]
‘I was at the Chelsea training ground last week to see Eden Hazard and noticed N’Golo Kante wandering back to the changing rooms. So I went over to him and stood in front of him. And I poked him in the chest. I had to, just to check if he was real! “You are real, […]
On the 2nd of February, Frank Lampard took to Instagram to announce his retirement from professional football. Many people will say that he retired as soon as he signed a contract with New York City, but only now is his retirement official. At the start of his career, who could’ve predicted that the teenager sporting […]
Chelsea eased their way through to the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to a comfortable 4-1 win over League One Peterborough at Stamford Bridge. And Blues’ ace Pedro, who was on target twice in the win playing as a left wing-back, says he was especially pleased with the team-work that earned Antonio Conte’s […]
