{"id":49273,"date":"2026-04-18T23:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49273"},"modified":"2026-04-18T23:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:04:24","slug":"chelsea-fans-chant-blueco-out-in-huge-protest-outside-stamford-bridge-ahead-of-man-united-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/chelsea-fans-chant-blueco-out-in-huge-protest-outside-stamford-bridge-ahead-of-man-united-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans chant \u201cBlueCo OUT!\u201d in huge protest outside Stamford Bridge ahead of Man United match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Chelsea fans staged a vocal protest against <strong>BlueCo<\/strong> ownership outside Stamford Bridge on Saturday, April 18, 2026, ahead of the Premier League clash with <strong>Manchester United<\/strong>. Crowds gathered near the stadium, chanting \u201c<strong>BlueCo OUT! BlueCo OUT!<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Roman Abramovich! BlueCo OUT!<\/strong>\u201d in a clear show of frustration with the current regime.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"Roman Abramovich! BlueCo OUT!\"<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea fans are protesting against the club near Stamford Bridge. \ud83d\ude33<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8UlI9NaXJT\">pic.twitter.com\/8UlI9NaXJT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Viralitity (@Viralitity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Viralitity\/status\/2045561662221033606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Why Chelsea Fans Are Protesting BlueCo<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The demonstration, organised by groups including NotAProjectCFC, highlights growing discontent among supporters over BlueCo\u2019s multi-club ownership model. BlueCo, the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital\u2019s Behdad Eghbali, took over Chelsea in 2022 following the sale forced by Roman Abramovich\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This protest marks an escalation. Earlier actions included demonstrations before games against Brentford and Fulham, with banners reading \u201cBlueCo Out\u201d and calls for the return of the Abramovich era, when Chelsea enjoyed massive on-pitch success including multiple Premier League titles and Champions League glory.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Context Ahead of Chelsea vs Manchester United<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Chelsea entered the match sitting sixth in the Premier League table, four points behind the Champions League spots, making the fixture against third-placed Manchester United crucial for their European hopes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Many fans fear that ongoing instability off the pitch \u2014 including questions over recruitment, managerial changes, and overall direction \u2014 is distracting the squad. Chants invoking Roman Abramovich reflect nostalgia for the stability and success of his 19-year reign, during which the club became a global powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Videos circulating on social media captured the intensity, with passionate singing of \u201cRoman Abramovich\u201d and repeated \u201cBlueCo OUT\u201d calls echoing near the famous Stamford Bridge gates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea fans staged a vocal protest against BlueCo ownership outside Stamford Bridge on Saturday, April 18, 2026, ahead of the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":49274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4650],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-premier-league"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49273"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49277,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49273\/revisions\/49277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}