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Chelsea FC is a professional football club was based in London, more specifically in Fulham.They play in the highest level of football in England, in the Barclays Premier League. In 1904 Henry Mears and his brother Joseph bought the Stamford Bridge Athletics Ground and a nearby garden market. Their intentions were to re-locate Fulham FC to their new stadium, but unfortunately Fulham chairman Henry Norris declined and the ground were Stamford Bridge laid were almost sold to a railway company which wanted to tear it down, lucky for Henry Mears and his brother they were persuaded not to sell the ground. Instead Henry wanted to found his own football team, it was called Chelsea and it became official in March, 1905. The story goes that his idea for a football club was that his dog bit his good friend which suggested that he should start his own football team, Henry Mears was so full of guilt that he supported the idea and founded a club. The club didn’t have any succes for Henry Mears to see it but his dream to found one of Great Britain's best stadiums was realized. Henry and Joseph’s descendants own the club until 1982 were Joseph’s grand son sold it to Ken Bates. Ken bates was the chairman of Chelsea FC until 2003 were he sold it to the still sitting chairman, russian billionaire Roman Abramovic. But under the leadership of Ken Bates he led Chelsea to a long winning streak and they ended in the Premier League top six and in 2001 he bought one of the greatest Chelsea legends ever, Frank Lampard.
Abramovic spended a lot of money on Chelsea and wanted it to be a global brand like such clubs as Manchester United and Real Madrid. Their first season under the ownership of Abramovich led to a second place in the premier league and the semi finals of Uefa Champions League. The surprising winners of the Champions League were Porto managed by José Mourinho. Mourinho were after his fantastic season in Porto pursued by the Chelsea owner to manage

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