{"id":19252,"date":"2026-07-20T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19252"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:34:42","slug":"chelsea-celebrate-pride-in-london-with-70-strong-club-party-read-chelsea-f-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19252","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea celebrate Pride in London with 70-strong club party &#8211; Read Chelsea F.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea joined thousands of people at Pride in London as the club promoted visibility, belonging and community across football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea staff, Foundation representatives and members of Chelsea Pride travelled through central London on a dedicated float. Around 70 people joined the group, including drag performer Paige Three, reporter Snake Denton and club mascots Stamford and Bridget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parade travelled from Hyde Park Corner through Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square before reaching Whitehall. Chelsea\u2019s official Pride in London footage captured the club\u2019s latest appearance at the annual celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea first joined the parade alongside its official LGBTQIA+ supporter group in 2018. The event now forms part of the club\u2019s wider Proud Everyday inclusion strategy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea celebrates visibility, belonging and community at Pride in London \u2013 Pride in London, the UK capital\u2019s annual LGBTQIA+ celebration, took place earlier this month and as can be seen from our gallery of photos here, a Chelsea Football Club party\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/6COrCIdFMp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CFC News \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f (@CFCnews) July 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chelsea Pride in London strengthens year-round work<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea Pride chair and founder Tracy Brown praised the long-standing partnership between the supporter group and the club. Chelsea Pride will celebrate its tenth anniversary later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown said the parade gave supporters the chance to celebrate authenticity and equality. She also stressed the importance of creating hope for future generations of football fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fan Advisory Board member Anna Phillips believes visible support remains important within the sport. She praised Chelsea for working to create an environment where every supporter feels welcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea\u2019s equality, diversity and inclusion lead Trisha Champaneri added that football includes many different supporters and expressions of fandom. She said Chelsea want people to feel valued across the men\u2019s team, Chelsea Women and the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ReadChelsea previously covered how the club worked with supporters to launch its 2026 Pride collection. The range formed another part of Chelsea\u2019s wider commitment to LGBTQIA+ visibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parade provided the most public example of that work. However, Chelsea have stressed that inclusion must continue throughout the year rather than ending after Pride celebrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea Pride\u2019s approaching anniversary also reflects the progress made through sustained cooperation. The next challenge involves ensuring every supporter feels the same sense of belonging on matchdays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea joined thousands of people at Pride in London as the club promoted visibility, belonging&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}