Chelsea: The 100-Year History (Mainstream Sport) - Softcover
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 football world. Chelsea was transformed overnight into arguably the most powerful club in the world by virtue of the vast fortune bestowed upon it by its benefactor. This was an amazing twist to a story that started almost a century before on a piece of wasteground in west London. In this excellent sequel to Chelsea: Football Under the Blue Flag, Mears and Macleay recount events at London's most glamorous club since its formation in 1905. Just as its many exciting players have become creatures of myth, so too have its managers proved to be some of the most flamboyant and controversial in the history of the game. Chelsea: The 100-Year History is peopled with unforgettable characters and traces some of the most important matches and crises in its trajectory from glory to impoverishment and back again.
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About the Author:
Brian Mears became director of Chelsea FC in 1958 and was appointed chairman in 1969. During his time in charge, the club went from strength to strength, winning the FA Cup in 1970 and the European Cup-Winners' Cup in 1971. Ian Macleay has supported Chelsea since, as a boy, he saw Jimmy Greaves play for the team. Together with Brian Mears, he was the co-author of the acclaimed Chelsea: Football Under the Blue Flag.
Review:
"'Fantastic' - Daily Star" "'The detailed text paints the full picture of a century of football at Stamford Bridge' - Programme Monthly" "'Packed with the kind of insight which few other authors would have, this is a must have book for anyone with Chelsea in their heart' - Amazon.co.uk"
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- PublisherMainstream Publishing
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1845960246
- ISBN 13 9781845960247
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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