| "the Blues" from West London certainly have much to be proud about when it comes to football, despite their rough start on their early days: five Premier League Championships, seven FA Cups, five Football League Cups, four wins of the Community Shield, winning the Champions League, the European League and many other football matches, staying almost continuously in the rows of the Premier League, you can definitely say that Chelsea has it and it is one of the best football teams in Europe. |
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Chelsea's home matches are held, from the first day, at Stamford Bridge stadium (in front of the stadium's entrance, on Fulham Street, you can find the "Rising Sun" pub, where in fact, Chelsea was established, sometime in 1905). The stadium was officially opened in 1877. At first, the it served as a practice arena in the field of athletics, but in 1904 became a soccer stadium in every respect. Originally, Stamford Bridge contained only 100 000 seats, but after many renovations, economic hardships and difficulties, eventually, in 2001, the exhausting process ended and the stadium became a huge stadium, which houses approximately 50000 seats.
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Chelsea is considered to be one of the best teams in England: each and any of her matches are viewed by 40,000 spectators! Many of them are huge fans, who admire Chelsea and eben cheer the team with unique songs. The fans also ranked the biggest opponents of the group in order: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. The fans' sympathy reflects not only on the field, but also with popular English culture: Chelsea is mentioned in films, music and theatre by comedians, actors and so on. Wish to watch "the pensioners" kick? Get your Chelsea tickets now on Doctorticket!
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