Chelsea FC: The Official Biography
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.

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Chelsea FC: The Official Biography
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.

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Chelsea FC: The Official Biography

Chelsea FC: The Official Biography

by Rick Glanvill
Chelsea FC: The Official Biography

Chelsea FC: The Official Biography

by Rick Glanvill

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780755314669
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: 07/31/2006
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

A Chelsea fan for almost forty years, Rick Glanvill has written more than 15 books. He is an experienced journalist, broadcaster and researcher in publishing, TV and radio, and has over ten years’ association with Chelsea, writing for the matchday programme and the Onside/Chelsea magazine.

Table of Contents


Foreword   Roman Abramovich     7
Introduction     8
The Best of Times
It's Cold at the Top of the Mountain     13
The Comedy is Over     35
Early Days
Origins     53
The Finest Ground in the Kingdom     65
Founders, Keepers     79
The Magnetism of Stamford Bridge     95
Reputations
Rubbing Shoulders With Greatness     115
Hoolifans     143
The Russians are Coming     157
Great Teams
The First Xi     169
Shooting Stars     185
Docherty's Little Diamonds     193
Tales of the Unexpected     199
Empire Building
South American Way     223
Germany Calling     241
Our Men in Sofia     245
Don't Blame the Oysters     251
The Worst of Times
There's Only one Matthew Harding     281
Imperfect Sympathy     289
Chelsea Barracks     297
Great Rivals
Little Local Difficulties     311
The North-South Divide     319
Forever Blue
The Game of Two Faces     339
A Chelsea Life     347
Epilogue
Raising The Bar     355
ChelseaRecords     369
Index     411
Resources and Picture Credits     416
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