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There is a funny thing about the London-based football clubs, which is that there are loads of them. As a result, when they play one another there is a distinct lack of any sort of bitterness or enmity between the supporters in the same way that there might be if you were looking at the … Read more
The North-South divide rarely takes the Midlands into account, which is probably why teams like Wolverhampton Wanderers have much more vociferous rivalries against the likes of Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion than they do against Chelsea. The days that Wolves enjoyed success were well before Chelsea were challenging for the major trophies, buoyed as … Read more
The 2024/25 Premier League season began with Chelsea as the only team in the league without a front-of-shirt sponsor. Although this is a rare sight, the Blues also began the previous campaign sponsorless before agreeing a one-year deal with Infinite Athlete in late September, several weeks after the season began. A strange incident occurring in … Read more
The Premier League returns in just a matter of days. Whilst we have enjoyed the brilliant summer of football – with the Euros and the Copa America – and sport in general (Olympics, Wimbledon, the golf Open and everything else), it will certainly feel like an old friend coming home when the cut and thrust … Read more
Frank Lampard is one of the greatest players to ever represent Chelsea. The former West Ham (the less said about that the better) midfielder has played a massive 648 games for the club, with only fellow legends John Terry, Peter Bonetti and Ron Harris above him in terms of appearances. To many fans, Bonetti instantly … Read more
Chelsea have rivalries with most clubs in London and it is fair to say they also aren’t overly keen on Liverpool, Leeds or Manchester United! Regarding Chelsea’s rivalries with other teams from the capital, however, the antipathy between the Blues and Spurs is probably the fiercest. That means that when a player moves between Chelsea … Read more
Older Chelsea fans who supported the club well before Roman’s Russian Roubles flooded in would have been somewhat shocked at the new owner’s propensity to sack managers. Roman Abramovich demanded success and if a boss wasn’t delivering (and sometimes even when they were), he was more than happy to pull the trigger. However, what we … Read more
Euro 2024 takes place between 14th June and 14th July, 2024 and fans of England, Scotland and all the other nations will be dreaming of glory. For some, glory will remain just a dream, whilst for others, hopes are far more realistic. Some supporters, however, have relatively little interest in the fortunes of the national … Read more
Despite a flying finish to the season, Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea parted ways at the end of the 2023/24 campaign. The ex-Spurs and PSG boss is now the current favourite to be the next Manchester United manager – for all that Eric Ten Hag hasn’t actually been sacked yet. More concerning than the adventures of … Read more
After enduring a difficult time at the start of his Chelsea career, Mauricio Pochettino appeared to be turning the ship around towards the end of the 2023/24 season. A strong finish to the campaign saw the Blues win their last five fixtures bumping them up to sixth in the table and securing a return to … Read more