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Nineteen years. It took just under two decades for Roman Abramovich to win it all with Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Chelsea. Indeed, the London formation, owned by the Russian billionaire since 2003, got their hands on the last trophy it lacked, namely the Club World Cup. A 21st title in 19 years which comes on top of the 5 Premier League, 5 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 2 Champions League, 2 Europa League, 2 Community Shield and a European Super Cup won during this period.
Note that it took 9 years for Chelsea to come full circle. And for good reason, the Blues had missed the boat in 2012 by losing in the final against Corinthians, a few months after winning the C1 for the first time (2012) but also a few months after winning the C3 for the first time (2013) .
