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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 Intercontinental Cup, also known as European/South American Cup, was an official international football competition endorsed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), [1] [2] [3] contested between representative clubs from these confederations, usually the winners of the European Champions' Cup (now known as the UEFA ...
[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.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...