Blue is the Color!

This evening I'll be heading down to Indiana to watch Chelsea Football Club (aka "the Blues") take on Inter Milan in the International Champions Cup soccer match. I'm quite excited to be attending.

Why?  Because I'm a Chelsea FC supporter.  Here's the membership card to prove it.

Before I continue, let me clarify:

- Despite a specific blogger's contention (no further explanation needed), I did not become a Chelsea FC supporter to spite him.  I was intrigued by the team when I was looking through my London Pass booklet on my last trip there two years ago and saw that my London Pass paid for a tour of Stamford Bridge, home field of Chelsea FC.  So I decided to travel there and saw that they had a museum.  Upon touring the museum I became quite intrigued with the team history, some of the players (namely Frank Lampard and Petr Cech)  and the song "Blue is the Color."   It is what it is, not what it seems.

So let me educate:

Here's the team seal:

Here's a picture of Frank Lampard, longtime midfielder who has scored over 200 goals (that's a lot of goals):

Here's the text of the team song, Blue is the Color:

Blue is the color, football is the game

We're all together and winning is our aim

So cheer us on through the sun and rain

Cos Chelsea, Chelsea is our name.

Here at the Bridge, whether rain or fine

We can shine all the time

Home or away, come and see us play

You're welcome any day

Blue is the color, football is the game

We're all together and winning is our aim

So cheer us on through the sun and rain

Cos Chelsea, Chelsea is our name

Come to the Shed and we'll welcome you

Wear your blue and see us through

Sing loud and clear until the game is done

Sing Chelsea everyone

Blue is the color, football is the game

We're all together and winning is our aim

So cheer us on through the sun and rain

Cos Chelsea, Chelsea is our name.

Blue is the color, football is the game

We're all together and winning is our aim

So cheer us on through the sun and rain

Cos Chelsea, Chelsea is our name.

If you want to hear what it sounds like, well, I'll sing along to a recorded version (I applaud those who can bear my singing as much as those at church :)):

So now you know a bit about what I'm doing the rest of this week, why I'm doing it and a little bit about Chelsea FC in the process.  I should get going.  Go Blues!