Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C. is a British football club playing in London. The team has a winning history in the English Premier League, winning in 2004-05 and 2005-06. The team is known as one of the "Big Four" of the Premiership, along with Arsenal F.C., Liverpool F.C., and Manchester United. Chelsea has been considered the "Yankees of British Football", meaning that you either love or hate them, there being no middle ground. The team is owned by Russian oil magnate Roman Abramovich, is managed by Russia head coach Guus Hiddink, and is sponsored by Samsung.
History
Chelsea was formed in 1905 and placed in the Second Division. However, their first trophy came exactly fifty years later, when they won the 1955 league title under the leadership of Ted Drake. Soon after their FA Cup win in 1970, however, the team fell to the Second Division. They climbed back up in 1984 for four years, but in 1989 they returned to Division One and have remained since. Some of the club's greatest successes, however, came under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, now the manager of Seria A's Inter Milan, who won their two Premiership titles in 2005 and 2006.
Roster
Goalkeepers
- 1 Petr Cech
- 30 Rhys Taylor
- 40 Henrique Hilario
Defenders
- 2 Branislav Ivanovic
- 3 Ashley Cole
- 6 Ricardo Carvalho
- 17 Jose Bosingwa
- 19 Paulo Ferreira
- 26 John Terry
- 33 Alex
- 35 Juliano Belletti
- 42 Michael Mancienne
Midfielders
- 5 Michael Essien
- 8 Frank Lampard
- 10 Joe Cole
- 12 John Mikel Obi
- 13 Michael Ballack
- 15 Florent Malouda
- 20 Deco
- 27 Mineiro
- 44 Michael Woods
- 46 Jimmy Smith
- 47 Lee Sawyer
Strikers
- 9 Franco Di Santo
- 11 Didier Drogba
- 18 Ricardo Quaresma
- 21 Salomon Kalou
- 39 Nicolas Anelka
- 43 Miroslav Stoch
Notable Former Players
- DF Gary Locke