{"id":11299,"date":"2026-05-20T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11299"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:54:23","slug":"chelsea-fans-dont-hang-around-to-see-players-lap-of-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11299","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans don&#8217;t hang around to see players lap of honour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Last night marked the end of the season at Stamford Bridge, with the final league game of the season played out there.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have one game left now, away at Sunderland, before another miserable overall season ends. It\u2019s been turmoil and toxic a lot of the time, with yet another manager change halfway through the season, plenty of downs, and not many ups at all.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Enzo Fernandez directly tells Chelsea to sign Tottenham player this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They are fighting to even scrounge a European spot now in the last game, with a place in the Conference League of the Europa League relatively possible depending on results in the last game. But that will not be enough for anyone related to Chelsea, and nor should it be.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of every season, Chelsea\u2019s players will walk for a lap of honour around Stamford Bridge after the last game played there, and they did this last night to hardly any Chelsea fans who stayed on.<\/p>\n<h2>Blues fans show their feelings<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-159984 has-webp\" alt=\"Unhappy Chelsea fans at an empty Stamford Bridge.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T125102.077.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unhappy Chelsea fans at an empty Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simon Johnson of The Athletic posted a video on X of the players walking around the pitch clapping the fans at the end of the game, but as he scans his camera around the stadium, you can see their was very little Chelsea fans to clap to!<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cA lot of Chelsea <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"\/><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">fans did not hang around for the annual lap of appreciation after the final home game, even though it took place soon after the final whistle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today..<\/h2>\n<p>With Chelsea winning the game against Tottenham 2-1 last night, it was actually Enzo Fernandez who slammed a great goal to put The Blues ahead, striking one from range into the back of the Spurs net.<\/p>\n<p>Then it was midfielder Andrey Santos who bundled in the important second goal, with Fernandez grabbing the assist for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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