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Download or read book Chelsea Football Club written by Rick Glanvill and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Chelsea FC features glamour, controversy, hooligans, high and low fashion, huge excitement on the pitch, and terrible disappointments. In this illustrated history, Rick Glanvill has searched the never-before-made-public club archives to show the breadth of the club's 100 years in photographs. Fully integrated and highly designed, with over 200 color and black and white photographs and fascinating accompanying text, this book offers all fans unforgettable images and legendary faces from the past 100 years.

Download or read book Chelsea FC: The Official Biography written by Rick Glanvill and published by Headline. This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHELSEA FC: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY goes to the heart of what gives the club its personality. The author has access to all the key characters, including Mourinho, Abramovich and the star players, plus legendary names of the past. He addresses all the controversies, including: the near suffocation through lack of cash in the 1970s and in 2002; the impact of Abramovich's money; the club and fans' response to racism; how the hooliganism which dogged Chelsea for years has been tackled. On the lighter side, Chelsea is regarded as the country's glamour club, and fashions, good and dreadful, will feature alongside celebrity fans and the worlds of art and music. And then there is the football at the core of it all, creating moments of huge tension and excitement.

Download or read book Over Land and Sea written by Alexandra Churchill and published by History Press. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chelsea Football Club had only been in existence for nine years when war was declared in 1914, but it already formed a vibrant new part of the community. At home they participated in their first FA Cup Final (dubbed the "Khaki FA Cup Final") in 1915, held recruitment drives at matches, debated over whether the league should continue in a time of war, and proudly published letters sent back to the club from the front. At the onset, 50 soccer balls were sent to fans who were regulars in the forces, or men who had scrambled to enlist. More fans followed them and tried to form companies of Chelsea fans in their battalions. Players joined up and left, most of them for the Footballers Battalion. Exchanging one game for another, they put aside their club differences and fought side by side with men from rival teams.

Download or read book Chelsea on This Day written by Mike Donovan and published by On This Day. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chelsea On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished history, mixing in a maelstrom of anecdotes and characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Blues diary. From a star team with no opposition to the Champions League via GBP1 and GBP140 million buyouts, there's an entry for every day of the year.

Download or read book My Winning Season written by John Terry and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2005 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Terry's own account of Chelsea's 2004/05 season, culminating in the championship trophy the Stamford Bridge fans have been craving for more than half a century. It is a remarkable story and a tribute to the Chelsea captain's influence on and off the field.

Download or read book The Official Chelsea FC Annual 2022 written by David Antill and published by Aspen Books. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official Chelsea Annual 2022 is the perfect companion for any fan during the exciting days ahead. This Annual is packed full of information about Chelsea and all our players, including this season's new signings. We will take a look at what the Blues stars get up to behind the scenes, test your knowledge with quizzes and puzzles to see how well you know your favourite team, and you even have the chance of winning a signed shirt! Also relive last season's thrilling Europa league win and other moments of glory with big anniversaries this year. It really is the ultimate guide to the Blues. IMAGE OF 2021 ANNUAL FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

Download or read book Chelsea written by Brian Mears and published by Mainstream Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the blistering high summer of 2003, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich acquired Chelsea Football Club. It was a sensational event that sent shockwaves reverberating around the global village that is celebrity football in the twenty-first century.Chelsea, the institution, was transformed overnight into arguably the most powerful club in the world by virtue of the vast fortune bestowed upon them by their benefactor. This was an amazing twist to a story that started almost a century before on a piece of wasteground in west London. The genesis of Chelsea, founded in 1905, was pioneered by the Mears family, whose dynasty was to remain at the helm for more than two-thirds of that century. Brian Mears was a particularly significant figure in his role as chairman throughout the colourful period from the end of the swinging '60s until the early 1980s. In this follow-up to the seminal Chelsea: Football Under the Blue Flag, Mears and Macleay recount the events that have engulfed London's most glamorous club over the years. Its exciting major players, including Hughie Gallacher, Roy Bentley, Jimmy Greaves, Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson, Kerry Dixon , Dennis Wise, Gianfranco Zola and Juan Sebastian Veron, have become creatures of myth. Meanwhile, managers such as Tommy Docherty, Dave Sexton, Glen Hoddle, Ruud Gullit, Claudio Ranieri and Gianluca Vialli have proved to be some of the most flamboyant and controversial in the history of the game.