Chelsea: English Soccer Champions…at last!

Chelsea players enjoying a primal scream after their first national Championship.

Yesterday, Chelsea confirmed that they really are the best soccer team money could buy: It took 50 years, the cold cash of a Russian Oligarch and the win or die temperament of a Portuguese manager to finally make champions of England’s most storied soccer team.

To get some sense of the complexity and magnitude of this sporting event, American readers should imagine a Chinese billionaire buying the Chicago Cubs, spending over $500 million to recruit the best players (think free agent Barry Bonds), hiring a Japanese manager and, within 2 years, the Cubs finally win the World Series.

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