Chelsea Football Club has enjoyed tremendous domestic success since joining the Premier League in 1992. Over the years, the club’s famed blue uniform has been worn by some of the world’s best players, who have had varying degrees of success at Stamford Bridge. Petr Cech, a big shot-stopper from the Czech Republic, was one of Abramovich’s best investments, making an immediate impact on a title-winning team in 2004-5, conceding an incredible 15 goals, which is still a Premier League record.
When Jose Mourinho joined Chelsea, Roman Abramovich famously stated that he had the financial means to recruit Ronaldinho to the club. Instead, Jose requested Didier Drogba, a virtually unknown Ivorian from Marseille, who purchased the club for a record 24 million pounds in 2004.
The little Belgian Wizard triumphs over Gianfranco Zola, another wonderful figure. The only thing that distinguishes the two legends is Chelsea’s massive attacking reliance on Hazard and the number of titles they’ve won with him, with the Champions League being the single exception. Legendary Captain Leader in his 16-year Chelsea career, three words sum up John Terry’s legend.
Terry was a resolute and trustworthy defender at the back who was willing to put his body and, at times, his life on the line to defend Chelsea, playing an active role in all but one of Chelsea’s (5) Premier League titles triumphs. Frank Lampard, Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer, is still the best goalscoring midfielder in English football history.