Date
August 19, 1989
Location
London, England
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Key Player
Ken Monkou
Overview
The 1989/90 squad only contained ONE player outside of Europe.
Date
August 15, 1995
Location
Cobham, Surrey
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Key Player
Jimmy Aggrey
Overview
Former player Jimmy Aggrey was a victim of racism by two of his former coaches. He recalled being called a racial slur by them on his first ever day with the club during the youth program, prior. He was 12 years old.
Date
September 1, 2024
Location
Cobham, Surrey
Captain
Reece James
Countries Represented
11 countries
Overview
The current 2024/25 squad showcasing many talents from Africa, Europe, and South America.
Date
July 30, 2019
Location
London, England
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Key Player
Raheem Sterling
Overview
Manchester City player Raheem Sterling was racially abused language and threatened by a Chelsea fan sitting in the front row. This fan was banned from attending Premier League matches thereafter.
Date
October 28, 2012
Location
London, England
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Key Player
John Obi Mikel
Overview
Chelsea player Ramires reported an incident where he claimed PL referee Mark Clattenburg “shut up you monkey” to midfielder Jon Obi Mikel. Other witnesses claimed he did not cross the evidential threshold required to bring a charge against himself. Mikel was charged for his conduct after the game by the FA.
Date
November 1, 2012
Location
London, England
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Overview
During an FA Cup tie a fan was seen making racist gestures towards the opposition. A police investigation was pursued but nothing was reported after.
Date
December 13, 2018
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Venue
Groupama Aréna
Overview
During an away game in Hungary some Chelsea fans were heard making anti-Semitic chants.
Date
December 15, 2018
Key Figure
Roman Abramovic
Overview
Following a 2018 incident involving antisemitic chants, club owner Roman Abramovic opted for those fans to attend education courses at the second world war concentration camp in Poland. He simply stated “If you just ban people, you will never change their behaviour.
Date
November 18, 2021
Location
Cobham, Surrey
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Captain
César Azpilicueta
Overview
The Chelsea Foundation hosted an antisemitism global conference in partnership with Jewish Community of Vienna (IKG), and the International Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA).
Date
July 14, 2024
Location
Miami Gardens, Florida
Venue
Hard Rock Stadium
Key Player
Enzo Fernandez
Overview
The incident of Enzo Fernandez reciting a racially controversial chant took place on a team bus on an Instagram Live video.
Date
July 16, 2024
Key Player
Wesley Fofana
Overview
During the incident, current Chelsea teammate Wesley Fofana took to social media that he did not agree with Enzo's racist comments.
Date
July 17, 2024
Key Player
Enzo Fernandez
Overview
Enzo Fernandez issued an apology days later, stating that the chant did not reflect his character.
Date
February 17, 2015
Location
Paris, France
Venue
Parc des Princes
Overview
Prior to an away game in Paris, four Cheslea fans were seen pushing a black commuter off a train while chanting “We’re racist, we’re racist, and that’s the way we like it.”.
Date
February 21, 2015
Location
London, England
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Overview
Following the events of the trip to Paris, the next home match was coincidentally the already designated annual “Game for Equality”. Five people were given provisional bans due to recent events.
Date
March 20, 2019
Represented By
Premier League
Overview
Chelsea F.C has continued support the No Room For Racism campaign.
Years In Charge
2004-2007; 2013-2015
Key Figure
Jose Mourinho
Overview
Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho always stood up for African players, and always saw them as game winning players rather than focusing purely on European talents.
Date
February 27, 2025
Key Figure
Didier Drogba
Overview
Jose Mourinho recently made a comment regarding Turkish fans saying that they were “jumping like monkeys“, which was taken out of context. Former player under him, Didier Drogba quickly denied these claims against Mourinho.
Date
February 28, 2025
Key Figure
John Obi Mikel
Overview
Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher claimed that the African Cup Of Nations is not a major tournament when speaking about current player Mo Salah. Jon Obi Mikel did not take that comment lightly and voiced his frustration.