Kamis, 16 Juni 2016

“Kenangan” (puisi)

“Kenangan”
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Hanya satu foto, Yang pas dalam pigora

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Yang tenggelam
Di masa lalunya


By. Ibrahim Zulfikar

Sabtu, 04 Juni 2016

Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (French pronunciation: ​[paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), commonly referred to as PSG, is a French professional association football club based in Paris, whose first team play in the highest tier of French football, the Ligue 1. The team was formed in 1970 by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain.
Domestically, PSG have won six Ligue 1 titles, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, five Trophées des Champions and the Ligue 2 title once. In international club football, the Parisian side have won one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. PSG is the most successful club in French football and one of only two French clubs (with Olympique de Marseille) to win a major European club competition.
The Parc des Princes has been the home stadium of PSG since 1974. The Camp des Loges has served as the club's training centre since 1970. The Tournoi de Paris has been hosted by the capital club at Le Parc since 1975. PSG shares an intense rivalry with Marseille and contest the most notorious football match in France, known as Le Classique. PSG is the second-highest supported football club in France after rivals Marseille. Qatar Sports Investments became the club's sole shareholder in 2012. The takeover made PSG the richest club in France and amongst the richest in the world.
The crest and shirt of the club were mainly designed by Daniel Hechter. The traditional shirt is blue with a red central vertical bar framed by white edgings. "Allez Paris Saint-Germain", to the tune of "Go West" by Pet Shop Boys, is the official anthem of PSG. However, "Ville Lumière" is considered by the fans to be one of PSG's most emblematic songs. Germain the Lynx is the club's mascot. "Ici, c'est Paris!" and "Paris est magique!" are the club's most popular mottos.

History

Towards the end of the 1960s, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major club in the French capital. They chose to merge their virtual side, Paris FC, with Stade Saint-Germainafter the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, located 15 kilometres west of Paris, won promotion to Ligue 2. Paris Saint-Germain Football Club was founded on 12 August 1970. PSG made an immediate impact both on and off the pitch; the club built a substantial fanbase, won the Ligue 2 title and celebrated their first birthday in Ligue 1. Their momentum was soon checked, however, and the club split in 1972; Paris FC remained in the top-flight while PSG were demoted to Division 3. Two seasons later, however, PSG returned to Ligue 1, moving into the Parc des Princes in 1974.
The club's trophy cabinet welcomed its first major silverware in the shape of the Coupe de France in 1981–82. On 15 May 1982, PSG defeated Saint-Étienne, and a certain Michel Platini, in the final, and on June 11, the following year, made it back-to-back cups in beating Nantes. Coach Gérard Houllier then led the team to their maiden league success in 1986, with Safet Sušić pulling the strings in midfield. Success on the domestic front meant PSG flew France’s colours on the European stage. The best result was a quarter-final appearance in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in March 1983, against the Belgian outfit Waterschei.
An even brighter era dawned when Canal+ took over in 1991. Thanks to the investment of their owners and with successful coaches Artur Jorge and Luis Fernández, an avalanche of trophies followed. PSG were on the move and between 1992 and 1998 they contested two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals – winning in 1996 – reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals once and twice advanced to the same stage of the UEFA Cup. Domestically, they were enjoying as much success as George Weah, Raí, Leonardo and a strong spine of homegrown talent became the darlings of French football. PSG celebrated their second league title in 1994, lifting the Coupe de France three times, the Coupe de la Ligue twice and Trophée des Champions twice before the turn of the century.
PSG launched the new millennium by claiming the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup, followed by three French Cups and one League Cup. Cup successes notwithstanding, the early 2000s were tough for PSG, who flirted with relegation on occasion as a combination of high expectations and intense media pressure took their toll. It was not until the club was purchased by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, following two years of solid progress and stability under coach Antoine Kombouaré and President Robin Leproux, that PSG finally restored a sense of balance. Club legend Leonardo was brought back in a sporting director capacity and oversaw a spending spree that has so far been unprecedented in Ligue 1 history.
Reinforced by new star Zlatan Ibrahimović and under famous coach Carlo Ancelotti, Paris warmed up for the 2012–13 season with the aim of winning the club's first league title since 1994. Zlatan’s 30-goal haul almost single-handedly led the capital side to the crown. Now led by Laurent Blanc, who succeeded Ancelotti, PSG won the Trophée des Champions against Bordeaux (2-1) in the 2013–14 season curtain-raiser. And for the first time in the club's history, Les Parisiens defended the title and also secured a maiden league and domestic cup double thanks to Edinson Cavani's brace in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final win over Lyon. Paris then left their mark on French football in the 2014–15 season by claiming an unprecedented domestic quadruple: the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Trophée des Champions.

Crest evolution

Historical evolution of the club's crest.
The first crest of Paris Saint-Germain (or Paris FC logo), surfaced in 1970 and was used during the following two seasons. It consisted of a ball and a vessel, two powerful symbols of Paris. After the split from Paris FC in 1972, PSG created their historical crest, known as the Eiffel Tower logo. It consisted of a red silhouette of the Eiffel Tower with the cradle of French King Louis XIV and the fleur de lys in white between its legs on a blue background with white edging. The red of the Eiffel Tower and the blue of the background are the two colours of Paris, a reference to La Fayette and Jean Sylvain Bailly, two key figures of the French Revolution in 1789. The white is a hint to the coat of arms of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and it is also the color of royalty. The cradle and the fleur-de-lis recall that Louis XIV was born in Saint Germain-en-Laye in 1638. The colours of PSG are the traces of the union between Paris and Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
According to former PSG coach Robert Vicot, fashion designer Daniel Hechter introduced the Eiffel Tower in the crest before a certain Mr. Vallot had the idea of placing the birthplace of Louis XIV underneath the tower. Former PSG shareholder Canal+ was the first to replace the historical crest in 1994. The new model had the acronym "PSG" and underneath it "Paris Saint-Germain." However, the supporters' anger caused the historical crest to return in 1995.
The historical crest received a makeover in 2013 under PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi's approval with a renovated and modern design. PSG shareholder Qatar Sports Investments wanted to take full advantage of the city's global appeal and the new crest clearly brought to the fore the name "PARIS," which is written in large bold letters. On top of that, the cradle which marked the birth of Louis XIV was discarded and in place the fleur-de-lis sits solely under the Eiffel Tower. Also, the founding year 1970 made way with "Saint-Germain" taking its place at the bottom.

Kit evolution

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner
1970–1972Le Coq SportifNone
1972–1973Montreal
1973–1974Canada Dry
1974–1975RTL
1975–1976Kopa
1976–1977Le Coq Sportif
1977–1978Pony
1978–1986Le Coq Sportif
1986–1988AdidasRTL
Canal+
1988–1989RTL
La Cinq
1989–1990NikeRTL
TDK
1990–1991RTL
Alain Afflelou
1991–1992Commodore
Müller
1992–1994Commodore
Tourtel
1994–1995SEAT
Tourtel
1995–2002Opel
2002–2006Thomson
2006–Emirates
Following their foundation in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain adopted a red shirt with white shorts and blue socks to meet the three club colours: the red and the blue of Paris and the white of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Upon the arrival of fashion designer Daniel Hechter as PSG president in 1973, he conceived the club's traditional shirt. The so-called Hechter shirt was blue with a red central and vertical band framed by white edgings. Hechter draw inspiration from his own design of the Eiffel Tower logo to create the famous shirt that premiered in the 1973–74 season. Hechter also designed the away shirt—it was white with a fine blue band on the heart framed by red and white edgings.[13]
The 1980s were characterised by the establishment of the white home shirt decorated with a fine red and blue vertical band on the heart from the 1981–82 season onwards. It stood as home shirt during nine seasons. The Hechter home design, meanwhile, remained as the away outfit.[34]
The 1990s began with a few fantasies from new kit supplier Nike. Under pressure from supporters, however, the Hechter home shirt returned in 1994 and remained until 2000. The away shirt was white with a red central and vertical band framed by blue edgings. It stood until 1999–2000, when the away shirt became grey.[35]
Original
Hechter / Traditional
1981–1992
2001–2005
Nike continued their attempts to drift PSG away from their traditional shirt during the 2000s. It all began with the disappearance of the white edgings in 2000–01. A season later, the red band of the home shirt was reduced and moved to the heart. The away shirt, meanwhile, went from grey to the 1980s white home shirt, then changed to an American baseball shirt lookalike and later was chocolate brown. Anecdotally, a third black jersey was used just once in a defeat away to Marseille. Five seasons of experiments later, the Hechter shirt briefly returned in 2005–06, only to reappear in 2008–09 thanks to the protests of fans. However, during 2009–10, a blue shirt with red pinstripes surfaced, accompanied by a white away shirt featuring blue and red dotts.
The current decade began with a nod to the past. PSG were celebrating their 40th anniversary in the summer of 2010 and presented a red shirt reminiscent to the one worn in the 1970–71 season. Away matches were played with the Hecther design. The latter took its rightful place as home shirt in 2011–12, while the away jersey was white with a horizontal red band on the chest. Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, PSG were granted permission by the club's sponsors Emirates to wear the message 'Je suis Paris' on the team's jersey for two matches.

Stadiums


Entrance to the Parc des Princes
The Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre is a sports complex located just across the street from the Camp des Loges, the training centre of PSG. The artificial turf and grass football fields of the facility currently host training sessions and home matches for the PSG Youth Academy. Formerly, it was the home of now-defunct Stade Saint-Germain from 1904 until their merger with fellow local club Paris FC to form Paris Saint-Germain Football Club in 1970. The new club "inherited" the Stade Georges Lefèvre as their home stadium. PSG moved to the Parc des Princes in 1974.
Paris Saint-Germain played their first match at the Parc des Princes against Red Star Paris on 10 November 1973. PSG became the sole tenant of the Parc des Princes in July 1974. The club's shareholders Canal+ took control of the SESE, the company which holds the concession of the Parc des Princes, in 1992. The City of Paris extended the concession of the stadium for another 15 years in 1999. PSG completely took over the Parc des Princes and the capital club's headquarters were moved to a new edifice within the stadium in 2002. PSG's highest average home attendance was registered during the 2013–14 season with 45,420 spectators per match. PSG's record home attendance is 49,407 spectators and was registered in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cupquarter-finals match against Waterschei in 1983.

Support

Paris Saint-Germain is the second-most popular football club in France after Marseille. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is one of the club's most prominent supporters. PSG is known to draw their support from both far-right white nationalists and Île de France's multi-ethnic population. During the 1970s, PSG were struggling to attract a fervent fan-base to the Parc des Princesand so decided to offer cheap tickets in the Boulogne to young people. The offer was a big hit and the new fans, influenced by Liverpool's famous Spion Kop stand in Anfield, created the Kop of Boulogne stand (KoB), which immersed in casual hooligan culture. The dubious English role model was the inspiration behind France's most infamous fans, the kobistes. These fans shaped the most notorious stand in French football. The home of French hooliganism, the KoB have been synonymous with violence, racism and fascism since the 1980s, when skinheads took over part of the stand, lending the name far‑right connotations. Separate gangs were formed in the KoB, united under an English inspirated logo: a bulldog's head on a tricolor map of France. The Boulogne Boys, the most high-profile of these groups, were formed in 1985. The KoB became the core not only of the most loyal PSG fans, but also of the most extremist. The Parc des Princes became known as the most hostile stadium in France.
PSG fans before the 2006 Coupe de France Final.
Despite PSG winning Ligue 1 in 1986, the team enjoyed their worst top flight attendance record in 1991. The press considered the violence at the stadium to be the culprit. Concerned by the racist and violent behaviour from fans at the KoB, the PSG board subsidised the creation of a rival kop at the other end, the Auteuil, presumably to marginalise the troublemakers. And so the Supras Auteuil and the Tigris Mystic, the most high-profile groups of the Auteuil, appeared in the early 1990s. However, this resulted in a new problem as the Auteuil became the home of multicultural PSG fans who were unwelcome in the predominantly white KoB. Although tentative moves to break up the KoB were made, violence escalated. Incidents occurred wherever PSG travelled and only multiplied with the emergence of rival stand Auteuil. Unlike the English-inspired KoB, Auteuil fans stylised their support on the Italian ultramodel. Average attendance at the Parc des Princes soared, but the violence continued with injuries and arrests especially in Le Classique against arch-rivals Marseille. Additionally, the Boulogne Boys, one of Ligue 1's most notorious firm, fought throughout the 1990s and 2000s with fans of clubs from all over Europe.
After a 2006 UEFA Cup match against Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Parc des Princes, KoB member Julien Quemener was shot and killed by a police officer trying to protect a Hapoel supporter whom the group were attacking. The KoB also unfurled a banner which referred to Lens fans as incestuous, jobless paedophiles during the 2008 League Cup Final. The episode led to the dissolution of the Boulogne Boys, one of the oldest hooligan groups in France. Additionally, PSG fans spend more time fighting against each other, than fighting against other teams' counterparts. The KoB groups first targeted Tigris Mystic, which dissolved in 2006 due to the attacks. The violence re-emerged in 2009, when the kobistes ire was trained on the Supras Auteuil, who responded in kind. Ahead of a league match against Marseille in 2010, the Supras murdered KoB member Yann Lorence. The event led to the dissolution of the Supras Auteuil. PSG had lost their two major supporters groups in the space of two years. The club then launched "Tous PSG," an anti-violence plan that dissolved all supporters groups in the stadium. PSG allowed them back in 2011. Minor groups such as Hoolicool, Titi-Fosi and Vikings 27 returned, but the majority of the old, violence-inducing ultras did not.

Rivalries

Le Classique

Main article: Le Classique
Le Classique, also known as the Derby de France, is a football match contested between French top-flight clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. Unlike most derbies, Le Classique is not a product of close proximities—it involves the two largest cities in France. It features the hub of French society and style in Paris against the port city of the working class in Marseille. North-against-south and the kingpin of the southern provinces against the political center of the capital city adds the political dimension to this rivalry. PSG vs. OM is considered to be the fiercest rivalry in the country and one of the greatest in club football.
The duo are the only two French clubs to have won European trophies and were the dominant forces in the land prior to the emergence of Olympique Lyonnais at the start of the millennium. They still remain, along with Saint-Étienne, the only French clubs with a truly national fan base, adding to the appeal of the country's biggest fixture. They are the two most popular clubs in France, and are also the most followed French clubs outside the country. Both teams are at or near the top of the attendance lists every year as well.
OM and PSG fans have tense relations, and various groups of Marseille and Parisian supporters have hated and battled each other. Important security measures are taken to prevent confrontations between the fans, but violent episodes still often occur when the duo meet. Despite the hostilities, many players have worn the shirt of both clubs and have subsequently suffered abuses from the supporters.

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea
Lambang Chelsea F.C.
Nama lengkapChelsea Football Club
JulukanThe BluesThe Pensioners
Didirikan10 Maret 1905; 111 tahun lalu
StadionStamford Bridge,
Fulham, London
(Kapasitas: 41.837)
PemilikBendera Rusia Roman Abramovich
Kostum kandang
Kostum tandang
Kostum ketiga
Chelsea Football Club /ˈɛls/ adalah sebuah klub sepak bola Inggris yang bermarkas di Fulham, London. Chelsea didirikan pada tahun 1905 dan kini berkompetisi di Liga Utama Inggris.
Sepanjang sejarah penampilan dalam dunia sepak bola di Inggris dan Eropa, klub ini telah meraih lima gelar juara Liga Utama Inggris, tujuh Piala FA, empat Piala Liga, satu trofi Liga Champions UEFA, dua Piala Winners UEFA, satu Liga Eropa UEFA dan satu Piala Super UEFA. Stadion kandang mereka Stamford Bridge, berkapasitas 41.837 kursi penonton, telah digunakan sebagai stadion kandang sejak Chelsea didirikan. Sejak tahun 2003, Chelsea dimiliki oleh Roman Abramovich seorang miliuner asal Rusia.
Kesuksesan pertama Chelsea diraih saat meraih gelar juara liga pada tahun 1955. Beberapa gelar dari berbagai kompetisi juga berhasil diraih pada dekade 1960an, 1970an, 1990an, dan 2000an. Dalam periode lima belas tahun terakhir merupakan periode terbaik kesuksesan Chelsea; yang ditutup dengan untuk pertama kali meraih gelar juara Double winner, Liga Utama Inggris dan Piala FA pada tahun 2010 dan gelar juara Liga Champions UEFA pada tahun 2012.
Kostum utama Chelsea adalah kaus dan celana berwarna biru royal dengan kaus kaki berwarna putih. Kombinasi tersebut telah digunakan sejak dekade 1960an. Lambang klub telah berganti beberapa kali dalam upaya memodernisasi dan mengubah pencitraan. Lambang yang kini digunakan, yang menampilan seekor singa seremonial memegang sebuah tongkat, merupakan modifikasi dari lambang yang pernah digunakan pada dekade 1950an. Rata-rata jumlah penonton liga pada laga kandang musim 2011–12 sebanyak 41.478 penonton, jumlah tertinggi keenam pada Liga Utama Inggris.

Sejarah

Tim pertama Chelsea pada September 1905
Pada tahun 1904 H.A. Mears mengakuisisi stadion atletik Stamford Bridge dengan tujuan mengubah menjadi stadion sepak bola. Ia kemudian merencanakan pendirian sebuah klub sepak bola baru setelah tawaran yang diberikan kepada Fulham untuk menggunakan stadion tersebut ditolak. Mengingat telah ada sebuah klub bernama Fulham, nama Chelsea yang merupakan sebuah kota kecil yang berdekatan dengan stadion dipilih sebagai nama klub baru tersebut. Nama-nama lain seperti Kensington FCStamford Bridge FC dan London FC sempat dipertimbangkan untuk dipilih. Chelsea didirikan oleh pada 10 Maret 1905 di sebuah pub The Rising Sun (kini restoran The Butcher's Hook) dan pertama kali bermain pada kompetisi Football League.
John Robertson seorang pemain timnas Skotlandia berusia 28 tahun saat itu dipilih merangkap jabatan pemain-manajer pertama Chelsea. Sejumlah pemain direkrut dari berbagai klub untuk memperkuat tim, seperti penjaga gawang William "Fatty" Foulke dari Sheffield United, Jimmy Windridge dan Bob McRoberts dari Small Heath, dan Frank Pearson dari Manchester City. Pertandingan pertama mereka terjadi pada 2 September 1905, sebuah laga tandang menghadapi Stockport County. Chelsea kalah dengan skor 0–1. Sedangkan pertandingan kandang pertama mereka adalah sebuah kemenangan 4–0 pada laga persahabatan menghadapi Liverpool. Robertson juga merupakan pencetak gol pertama Chelsea pada laga kompetitif saat kemenangan 1–0 atas Blackpool.
Chelsea mengalami sejumlah promosi-degragasi pada Divisi Satu dan Divisi Dua Liga Inggris setelah berhasil meraih promosi ke Divisi Satu pada musim kedua mereka. Pencapaian terbaik mereka pada tahun-tahun awal adalah berhasil melaju hingga ke babak final Piala FA 1915 namun dikalahkan Sheffield United di Old Trafford dan saat mengakhiri Divisi Satu pada posisi tiga klasemen akhir tahun 1920. Chelsea memiliki reputasi mendatangkan pemain-pemain terkenal dan jumlah penonton yang besar, tapi kesuksesan masih belum menghampiri mereka pada masa-masa Perang Dunia I dan II.
Mantan penyerang Arsenal dan Inggris Ted Drake menjadi manajer pada tahun 1952. Drake mulai memodernisasi klub baik di dalam dan di luar lapangan. Ia mengganti logo Chelsea pensioner, meningkatkan sistem pelatihan dan pembinaan tim usia muda, dan memperkuat kedalaman tim dengan kelihaian mendatangkan sejumlah pemain dari divisi-divisi bawah dan liga-liga amatir hingga berhasil membawa Chelsea meraih trofi juara pertama mereka, gelar juara Divisi Satu Liga Inggris 1954–55. Pada musim berikut, UEFA mengadakan kejuaraan antar klub juara liga di Eropa, Piala Champions, namun ketidaksetujuan otoritas Liga Sepak Bola Inggris dan FA membuat Chelsea menarik diri dari kejuaraan tersebut sebelum dimulai. Chelsea gagal melanjutkan kesuksesan tersebut dan hanya menjadi penghuni papan tengah klasemen liga pada dekade 1950an. Drake dipecat pada tahun 1961 dan digantikan oleh Tommy Docherty yang merangkap jabatan pemain-manajer.
Chelsea kembali menjadi juara Liga Utama Inggris 50 tahun kemudian, yaitu pada tahun 2005, pada masa jabatan manajer Jose Mourinho (2004 - 2007), yang saat itu mendapat dukungan penuh dari pemilik miliuner minyak berkebangsaan Rusia, Roman Abramovich.
Pada tahun yang sama (2005), Chelsea juga menjuarai Piala Carling dengan mengalahkan Liverpool. Selanjutnya pada tahun 2006, Chelsea kembali berhasil menjuarai Liga Utama Inggris. Dan pada tahun 2007, Chelsea juga kembali berhasil menjuarai Piala Carling setelah mengalahkan Arsenal 2-1 dan menjadi juara Piala FA setelah mengalahkan Manchester United 1-0 lewat babak perpanjangan waktu.
Tapi karena beberapa penampilan yang buruk pada awal kompetisi 2007/2008 ditambah dengan ketidak sesuaian dengan sang pemilik, akhirnya Jose Mourinho mengundurkan diri dari jabatan manager, dan kemudian digantikan oleh Avram Grant mantan manajer tim nasional Israel.
Diawal masa kepelatihan Grant, banyak kalangan yang memandangnya sebelah mata. Meski demikian, Avram Grant mampu membawa Chelsea menjadi treble runner-up yaitu di ajang Piala Carling sebelum dikalahkan Tottenham Hotspur dengan skor 2-1. Disusul menjadi runner-up Liga Utama Inggris di bawah Manchester United dan menjadi runner-up di ajang Liga Champions setelah kalah adu penalti 6-5 dari Manchester United. Namun prestasi tersebut dianggap tidak cukup baik sehingga Grant terpaksa dipecat di akhir musim.
Pada akhir Januari 2009, Avram Grant digantikan oleh pelatih asal Brasil, Luiz Felipe Scolari. Namun, Scolari juga tidak mampu memberikan prestasi yang memuaskan. Sehingga pada akhir April 2009 mengalami nasib yang sama dengan Grant. Posisi kosong manajer Chelsea kemudian diisi oleh pelatih Rusia saat itu, Guus Hiddink, sampai akhir musim 2008–09. Pada akhir bulan Mei, sebelum meninggalkan Chelsea, Guus Hiddink memberikan kenangan manis dengan membawa gelar Piala FA kelima Chelsea.
Diawal musim kompetisi 2009–10, Chelsea mengumumkan Carlo Ancelotti sebagai manajer baru, dengan masa kontrak selama 3 musim. Ancelotti langsung memberikan gelar dengan membawa Chelsea menjuarai Community Shield 2009 setelah mengalahkan Manchester United dalam adu penalti. Kemenangan dalam adu penalti tersebut merupakan pertama kalinya bagi Chelsea sejak 1998, saat Chelsea menghadapi Ipswich Town di Piala Liga. Pada akhir musim, Chelsea berhasil menjuarai Liga Utama Inggris dan Piala FA, yang merupakan pencapaian pertama dalam sejarah Chelsea. Chelsea juga menjadi klub ketujuh yang berhasil mendapat rekor mengawinkan gelar Double winner tersebut. Striker Chelsea, Didier Drogba berhasil mendapatkan Golden Boot sebagai Pencetak Gol Terbanyak dengan torehan 29 gol. Pada pertandingan terakhir liga pada 9 Mei 2010, Chelsea mempermalukan Wigan dengan skor telak 8–0 dengan Drogba mencetak 3 gol. Chelsea juga mencetak rekor menang mutlak 100% terhadap semua tim empat besar Premier League (Manchester United, Liverpool, dan Arsenal). Pada musim keduanya, Ancelotti dipecat Chelsea pada Mei 2011 setelah kekalahan 1-0 dari Everton di pertandingan terakhir musim 2010–11.
Para pemain Chelsea merayakan gelar juara Liga Champions UEFA untuk pertama kalinya dalam sejarah klub
Pada awal musim 2011–12, André Villas-Boas ditunjuk sebagai pelatih Chelsea. Setelah sejumlah hasil buruk yang dialami Chelsea, Villas-Boas dipecat pada bulan Maret 2012. Asistennya, Roberto Di Matteo yang merupakan mantan pemain Chelsea kemudian ditunjuk sebagai pelatih utama ad interim. Di bawah arahan Di Matteo Chelsea menunjukkan hasil impresif dengan berhasil meraih gelar juara Piala FA untuk ketujuh kalinya dan Liga Champions UEFA untuk pertama kalinya dalam sejarah klub–yang sekaligus menjadi klub London pertama yang meraih gelar tersebut.
Di Matteo lalu digantikan oleh Rafael Benitez yang dikontrak sampai akhir musim 2012-2013 dan memenangkan Liga Eropa UEFA 2012–13, Chelsea menjadi klub Inggris pertama yang memenangkan semua empat piala Eropa.
Pada musim 2013-2014, Jose Mourinho kembali ke Chelsea dan dikontrak selama 4 musim, pada musim 2013-2014 Chelsea berhasil menjuarai Premier League dan Piala Liga.

Pemasok kostum dan Sponsor

PeriodePemasok kostumSponsor utama
1968–1981UmbroTidak ada
1981–1983Le Coq Sportif
1983–1984Gulf Air
1984–1986Tidak ada
1986–1987The Chelsea CollectionGrange Farms, Bai Lin Tea, SIMOD
1987–1993UmbroCommodore
1993–1994Amiga
1994–1997Coors
1997–2001Autoglass
2001–2005Fly Emirates
2005–2006Samsung Mobile
2006–2008Adidas
2008–2015Samsung
2015–SekarangYokohama Tyres