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Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London.The club's involvement in international competitions dates back to the 1950s. As English champions, Chelsea were invited to participate in the inaugural European Champions' Cup in 1955; however, they were pressured into withdrawing from the tournament by the Football League.
Under Mourinho, Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (2004–05 and 2005–06), [36] in addition to winning an FA Cup and two League Cups (2005 and 2007).
First Chelsea player to play for England at a World Cup: Roy Bentley, 1950 World Cup, 25 June 1950 First foreign (non-UK) player: Nils Middelboe ( Denmark ), 15 November 1913 Youngest player: Ian Hamilton , 16 years 138 days, vs. Tottenham Hotspur , First Division , 18 March 1967 [ 6 ] [ 8 ]
After an underwhelming preseason, Chelsea had a rough start to their 2024–25 season, losing 0–2 to Manchester City at home. Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but despite the Blues' best efforts to equalize, former Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovačić scored from outside of the box to win the game for City. [2]
Competitive football was suspended during World War II. Chelsea played in the unofficial Wartime Leagues until 1945. 1945–46: The FA Cup was resumed in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume for another season. R5 1946–47: Div 1 42 16 7 19 69 84 39 15th R4 Tommy Lawton: 30 1947–48: Div 1 42 14 9 19 53 71 37 18th R4 Ken Armstrong ...
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.
The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results: South Korea/ Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation) Mexico; The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan (the opening match was held in South Korea and the final was held in Japan).
[91] Chelsea won the match 2–1, winning the Club World Cup for the first time in their history, thus making them the second English side after Liverpool to win the international treble of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Thiago Silva was named the tournament's best player, and Chelsea won the Fair Play Award.