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Chelsea Football Club formed in 1905 and their home ground, Stamford Bridge, is located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Chelsea FC are otherwise known as 'The Blues' and their current interim manager is Rafael Benitez, who was appointed as recently as 21 November 2012. Chelsea is owned by the Russian Billionaire, Roman Abramovich and the club was valued by Forbes as being the seventh richest club in the world (in April 2012).
Chelsea won the Premier League for two successive seasons in 2004/05 and 2005/06. They also won the title in 2009/10 and have finished in second place, as runner's up, on four separate occasions. Chelsea is one of the most successful clubs in English football.
Being a West London club, Chelsea's natural rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, but most fans consider their main London rivals to be Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Chelsea is now recognised as a global brand and according to a 2012 report, the club brand was valued at $398 million.
Chelsea FC has won the FA Cup on ten separate occasions, as well as the League Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup, FA Community Shield, the UEAFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup, plus numerous other prestigious cups. Chelsea's home colours are royal blue shorts and also the same colour shirt. The kit is manufactured by Adidas and the main club sponsor is Samsung.
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