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Memang tak ada yang bisa menandingi Piala Dunia. Bahkan babak kualifikasi saja sudah mampu memicu antusiasme nasional yang tak bisa ditandingi oleh kompetisi klub. Itulah sebabnya kita menyaksikan pemandangan yang sungguh menggembirakan di seluruh penjuru dunia selama jeda internasional bulan Maret, saat enam tim terakhir yang lolos ke ajang sepak bola musim panas ini di Amerika Utara telah dipastikan.

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Iraq mendesak FIFA untuk menunda babak play-off Piala Dunia di tengah perang.

Pelatih kepala Irak, Graham Arnold, telah mengajukan permohonan mendesak kepada badan pengatur sepak bola internasional untuk menunda pertandingan kualifikasi antarbenua timnya untuk Piala Dunia akibat gangguan yang disebabkan oleh eskalasi perang Iran. Tim Singa Mesopotamia saat ini dijadwalkan untuk menghadapi Suriname atau Bolivia dalam pertandingan play-off penentuan pemenang pada 31 Maret di Monterrey, Meksiko, namun tantangan logistik yang dihadapi telah menjadi terlalu berat untuk diatasi.

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Graham Arnold: Irak Akan Kejutkan Dunia

Setelah empat dekade absen dari panggung terbesar sepakbola, tim nasional Irak kini berada di ambang sejarah baru di bawah arahan pelatih Graham Arnold. Menjelang laga penentuan babak play-off di Monterrey, sang juru taktik asal Australia tidak hanya menargetkan tiket lolos, tetapi juga berambisi meninggalkan jejak permanen. Dengan mentalitas tanpa beban, Singa Mesopotamia siap tampil habis-habisan demi membanggakan rakyatnya.

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Chelsea are co-owned by an American consortium consisting of Todd Boehly, Mark Walter. Hansjorg Wyss, and Behdad Eghbali-led Clearlake Capital. Boehly, Walter, and Wyss each own a 12.8% stake in the club, while Clearlake Capital are the majority shareholder with a 61.5% stake.

Chelsea's stadium is known as the Stamford Bridge and has been the club's home venue ever since their inception in 1905. Interestingly, the Stamford Bridge was owned by a separate company after businessman Ken Bates bought the club in the 1980s, when they were on the verge of bankruptcy and stuck in the second division. In 1992, however, after a long-fought legal battle and a 'Save The Bridge' campaign from the fans, Chelsea regained ownership of the stadium.

The Stamford Bridge has a capacity of around 40,000.

Chelsea have won an impressive 32 trophies throughout their history, including two Champions League titles and six English top-flight titles.

Chelsea have won the English top flight on six occasions, with their most recent title coming at the end of the 2016-17 season.

Legendary defender Ron Harris holds the record for making the most appearances for Chelsea, featuring for the club in 795 games, ahead of Peter Bonetti and John Terry. The latter two are the only other players along with Harris to make over 700 appearances for the club.

Frank Lampard, arguably the greatest Chelsea player ever, is the club's leading goalscorer of all-time, netting the ball into the net 211 times in 648 games. The fact that he was a midfielder makes the feat all the more impressive.

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Chelsea are called The Blues, which is a reference to the colour of their kit since the early 20th century.