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Despite times of shortage, by mid-December 1914 the club had secured enough cash to meet the demand and have the 50 match-quality footballs produced and sent off to the successful applicants. In July 2003, Roman Abramovich purchased just over 50% of Chelsea Village plc's share capital, including Bates' 29. The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, in white and not blue, standing over the C. By the way, Tommies refers to Private Tommy Atkins, which became the generic British working-class soldier’s name after it appeared as example text – Private Thomas Atkins, No. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience.Bruce Buck, who served as chairman since 2003, was replaced by Boehly, [82] while long-serving club director and de facto sporting director Marina Granovskaia left, [83] as did Petr Čech from the role of technical and performance advisor. In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex, [95] and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox. Under Tuchel, Chelsea reached the FA Cup final, losing 1–0 to Leicester City, and won their second UEFA Champions League title with a 1–0 win over Manchester City in Porto. Eight other players have also scored over 100 goals for Chelsea: George Hilsdon (1906–1912), George Mills (1929–1939), Roy Bentley (1948–1956), Jimmy Greaves (1957–1961), Peter Osgood (1964–1974 and 1978–1979), Kerry Dixon (1983–1992), Didier Drogba (2004–2012 and 2014–2015), and Eden Hazard (2012–2019).

In 2022–23 season, Amber Group became the new sleeve sponsor, with the flagship digital asset platform WhaleFin appearing on the sleeves of both men's and women's teams.The club also has a variety of other sponsors and official partners, which include Cadbury, EA Sports, FICO, Hilton Worldwide, 3 (company), Levy Restaurants, MSC Cruises, Oman Air, Parimatch, Rexona, Singha, The St. They were the first Premier League team, and the first team in the English top flight since 1962–63, to score at least 100 goals in a single season, reaching the milestone during the 2009–10 season.