Soccer

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport. With billions of people around the world following the sport, there are even more heights that the sport can reach.

Chelsea F.C.

• Based in London, Chelsea F.C. is one of the most successful soccer clubs in England.
• Once a middling club in England’s top tier of football and on the verge of bankruptcy, Chelsea F.C. was bought by Russian billionaire Roman Abromavich to the tune of £30 million in 2003.
• After generating a loss for the first nine years of ownership, Chelsea started to turn a profit in 2012. As of 2016, the club was ranked the eighth most valuable club in the world in the Deloitte Football Money League.
• Trophies won:
  • Premier League Titles: 5 (2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2017)
  • Champions League Titles: 1 (2012)
  • Europa League Titles: 1 (2013)
  • FA Cups: 7
  • Football League Cups: 5
  • FA Community Shields: 4

The only club to hold both the Champions League and Europa League titles at the same time

Beer

Beer is the world’s most consumed alcoholic beverage (the third most popular overall after water and tea).

Quick Beer Facts:

• The Babylonians were the first to brew beer! Many believe beer is the reason why civilization/permanent settlements came to be.
• In the Middle Ages people mainly drank beer because water was unhealthy and led to diseases (beer is mostly water).
• Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of any empty glass. Hmmmmmmmmmm
• There are more breweries today than there were before Prohibition (and there were a lot of breweries back in the day).

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