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—Roman Abramovich, in an interview with the BBC following the takeover. With the club facing an apparent financial crisis, Bates unexpectedly sold Chelsea F.C. in June 2003 for £60 million. In so doing, he reportedly recognised a personal profit of £17 million on the club he had bought for £1 in 1982 (his stake had been diluted to just below 30% over the years). The club's new owner was ...
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- Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard OBE (born 20 June 1978) is an English...
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BlueCo is a consortium led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake...
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- Tino Anjorin
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The 2024–25 season will be the 119th season in the history of Chelsea Football Club and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.In addition to the domestic league, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
The 2021–22 season was Chelsea Football Club's 116th year in existence and 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.In addition to the domestic league, Chelsea participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
- Start of Abramovich Era
- José Mourinho: Double League Champions
- Post Mourinho Era
- The Ancelotti Era
- André Villas-Boas: The Project
- European Treble
- Mourinho's Second Spell
- Conte and Sarri: Fifth Premier League and Second Europa League Title
- Sexual Abuse Scandal
- Frank Lampard's Return
With the club facing an apparent financial crisis, Bates unexpectedly sold Chelsea F.C. in June 2003 for £60 million. In so doing, he reportedly recognised a personal profit of £17 million on the club he had bought for £1 in 1982 (his stake had been diluted to just below 30% over the years). The club's new owner was Russian oligarch and billionaire...
2004–05 was a successful season despite a slow start to the league season, trailing leaders Arsenal by five points.[citation needed] Chelsea's title campaign gradually picked up momentum, driven by the high-scoring Frank Lampard and the return from injury of talented young Dutch winger Arjen Robben.[citation needed] They topped the table after a wi...
On 20 September 2007, Mourinho left Chelsea by "mutual consent" following an indifferent start to the season and after several months of well-documented friction between Mourinho and Abramovich. Shortly afterwards, Israeli Avram Grant, who had been appointed Chelsea's director of football on 8 July 2007,was announced as Mourinho's successor. Despit...
Former Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was confirmed as Hiddink's successor on 1 June 2009. He started his career by winning the World Football Challenge, played in the United States. In Ancelotti's first competitive match, Chelsea met Manchester United in the Community Shield. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, with Chelsea winning 4–1 on penalties to take...
On 22 June 2011, André Villas-Boas was appointed as the new Chelsea manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect. On 14 August, Chelsea drew 0–0 their first match of the 2011–12 Premier League season away to Stoke City. Villas-Boas won his first match as Chelsea manager the following week after the Blues beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1. On...
In March 2012, following a 1–0 defeat against West Brom, André Villas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager after nine months in charge; his win percentage was under 50%. At the time of his sacking, the team were fifth in the league and on the brink of Champions League elimination after a 3–1 away loss to Napoli. A club statement read that results had...
On 3 June 2013, Chelsea announced the appointment of José Mourinho as manager for the second time on a four-year contract. Willian arrived soon after in August 2013 and Nemanja Matic was re-signed in the January transfer window. In Mourinho's first year back, the 2013–14, Chelsea did not win any silverware but finished 3rd with 82 points, four poin...
After the sacking of Mourinho, Guus Hiddink was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. The team went unbeaten in Hiddink's first fifteen games in charge. In February 2016, Chelsea lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Chelsea then lost the second leg of the round of 16, losing 2–...
Off the pitch, on 29 November 2016, Chelsea became implicated in the UK football sexual abuse scandal after announcing it was investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse in the 1970s, including a secret payment to a former player who had accused the club's ex-chief scout Eddie Heath of child sexual abuse. On 2 December, the former player w...
Frank Lampard replaced Sarri after having managed Derby County assisted by former player and head of the academy Jody Morris. In Lampard's first season, the team finished 4th, also reaching the Final of the FA Cup, losing 2–1 to Arsenal. Ahead of the 2020-21 Premier League, Chelsea spent £200 million on players such as Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Ti...
List of Chelsea F.C. seasons. The first Chelsea team in September 1905. This is a list of all seasons played by Chelsea Football Club in English and European football, from their inaugural season in 1905–06 to their last completed season ( 2023–24 ). It details their record in every major competition entered, as well as the top goalscorers ...
History of Chelsea F.C. The History of Chelsea F.C. spans the period from 1905 to the present day: History of Chelsea F.C. (1905–1952) History of Chelsea F.C. (1952–1983) History of Chelsea F.C. (1983–2003) History of Chelsea F.C. (2003–2022) History of Chelsea F.C. (2022–present) For a season-by-season account of Chelsea's history ...
The History Of Chelsea FC. With over a century of football played at a prime west London location so fundamental to the birth of Chelsea Football Club in 1905, there is a great story to tell, full of ambition, star players, dramatic quests for trophy success and fashionable style. There have been upsets and difficult challenges along the way as ...
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