Chelsea wimin have just won the fa ladies something or other.
Their manager is 8 months pregnant⌠With twins. What a man!
Former Chelsea coaches Gwyn Williams and Graham Rix face new allegations of racially abusing young players in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, with one saying they made his life âhellâ.
Seven former Chelsea players have now accused Williams or Rix of historical abuse, following previous claims made by three players in January.
Williams and Rix deny âall and any allegations of racial or other abuseâ.
Chelsea said they are taking the allegations âextremely seriouslyâ.
The club added: âThe allegations will be fully investigated. We are absolutely determined to do the right thing, to assist the authorities and any investigations they may carry out, and to fully support those affected which would include counselling for any former player that may need it.â
One lawyer suggested more racial abuse claims could follow across football.
The BBC has spoken to four black players, one of whom alleged that he was subjected to an âexhaustive listâ of racial slurs, while another was allegedly racially abused by Williams when he asked why he was dropped from the youth team.
Another described the club as âinstitutionally racistâ at the time the incidents were alleged to have occurred.
Their claims have also been supported by two white witnesses, former players Gary Baker and Grant Lunn.
Baker, who played for the Chelsea youth team from 1981 to 1985, said that âto have Gwyn totally deny the things that were said was just totally wrongâ.
He told BBC Sport: âMy own beliefs are that somebody should be accountable and answerable to the things that were said.â
All four players said that their football careers and personal lives had been affected by the abuse they suffered and an inability to report it.
One said: âThe behaviour was appalling but the players had no way of challenging this behaviour which made it even worse.â
Former England and Arsenal midfielder Rix, 60, joined the Stamford Bridge club in 1993 and left in 2000, a year after being jailed for having sex with an underage girl.
Williams, 68, joined Chelsea in 1979 as youth development officer and worked as assistant manager under former boss Claudio Ranieri before leaving the club in 2006.
He joined Leeds as technical director in the same year but was dismissed in 2013 after sending an âobsceneâ email containing pornographic images to work colleagues.
One player told the BBC that Williams allegedly used racial slurs in a âcomfortable manner like he had done it beforeâ while Rix was more âpsychologicalâ and âchipped awayâ at players.
He also felt some of the racially-offensive terms were used to cause âconflictâ in the dressing room and pandered to typecasts of black people.
âYou are written off before you even open your mouth,â he said. âThat kind of thing was engineered because it causes conflict between youths and other youths, black against white.â
He added: "There is no way of buttering it up, itâs like hell because of what it was doing psychologically. You feel like you are the only one at the time, it goes against the natural essence of the environment.
âYes, you want to become something, but as a club you feel like itâs hell youâre going to.â
Another player said he feared going to the training ground, and believed race âhad a part to playâ in him being released by the club.
âIn terms of the club being institutionally racist at the time, I would say upon reflection, yes,â the former youth team player alleged.
"I would say that this behaviour was obviously filtered down from above. It was accepted and there was no challenge to this type of behaviour.
"However, I have to echo that people wouldnât have reported this because they had no faith and there was no pathway to [reporting it]. The behaviour was appalling but the players had no way of challenging this behaviour which made it even worse.
âIt was quite common language, but you were in a predominantly-white environment. The changing room was very white, the senior members of staff, the senior players, the management, they were all Caucasian, so who were you going to report a racial incident to?â
A separate player described how he was âshockedâ after allegedly being subjected to a racially-offensive term by Williams when he asked why he had been dropped.
âI felt humiliated, which I did every time he racially abused me,â he said. âI felt degraded, belittled. It was just something which no child in any walk of life should be subjected to, especially by someone who is meant to be in charge.â
The same player said the abuse he suffered had âaffected every aspectâ of his life.
âI have suffered with depression, I get really bad mood swings, itâs affected previous relationships, previous employment. It destroyed me as a person, it destroyed my life.â
Lawyer Renu Daly, a specialist in supporting victims of abuse at Hudgell Solicitors, said she thought the claims could be the tip of the iceberg across football.
âI do believe there will be further claims coming forward and I think they should come forward because I donât think these people should suffer in silence,â she said.
âWhat has become apparent from those that have come forward is that it has affected them significantly throughout their years. It has affected their relationships, jobs. Often they are in need of a great deal of support and they often want to find out why it happened. We are seeking to provide them with those answers.â
Asked whether seeking compensation was a factor, Daly said âmoney was the last thing on the playersâ mindsâ.
âThe main reason they are coming forward is theyâve never had their distress addressed,â she said. âThere is a fear that seems to have been going on even since they were young.â
One player added: "Compensation doesnât come into the matter, you canât turn back time and money is certainly not going to bring back the old me. Nature will do that in time.
âThe two characters that have moved on and have had successful lives, they are walking around confident that it never happened.â
Another added: "Itâs about giving the opportunity for other players who are in the same landscape to realise that if they do make a claim or a suggestion about racial abuse, similar to the Windrush generation, to the #metoo movement these people are no longer ignored.
âItâs also about allowing younger players coming through to have a platform to say âhang on a moment, Iâd like to question that, can we have a conversation?ââ
Huddersfield take the lead at Stamford Bridge.
Only two fouls in the build up to that goal
Clear penalty for handball amidst that scramble there. Good save from terriers keeper
Really one sided game, havenât seen a game like this in a while
Youâre watching that shit?? 
Iâve money on
The result wonât change by watching it, i hope for your sake itâs over
6 mins left
Would have been 4-0 with a neutral ref
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Useless cunts
Pochettino will have some job on his hands to sort out the mess he will inherit from Conte.
Iâm sure heâll get the backing of their dignified supporters
https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/994320183794774016?s=19
Rafa sending Chelsea home with tae in their mugs today 
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Abject capitulation for Antonio Conte and his Chelsea side. What a dreadful season theyâve had. 5th place and no European Cup football next season. Iâd imagine Conte will get sacked after the FA Cup Final.
They could do worse than give the job to Rafa.
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Pochettino apparently will be at the helm at Stamford Bridge next season.
He was there before. Won them a Europe League
He wonât take that job, tne chairman wonât leave him go without a proper battle,
Levy and Poch are very close, theyâll work it out
Conte proved me right, a cunt of a man