Chelsea Mic'd Up: The Official Chelsea FC Podcast

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat joins Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham ahead of NBA All Star Weekend to talk about the growing football support in the NBA, football vs. basketball in his home country of Slovenia, and to try to recruit him to become a Chelsea supporter. The guys also break down the 0-0 draw with Manchester United and look ahead to Thursday's match against Liverpool.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down Chelsea's massive 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League tie. We discuss Olivier Giroud's incredible goal and the VAR it took for it to count, Chelsea's solid defending, and all the major talking points from the game. This week's guest is Beth England of the Chelsea women's side to talk about her career and the incredible season Chelsea women are having. To close, we look ahead to a pair of huge Premier League matches against Manchester United and Liverpool.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down a 2-0 win over Newcastle that sends Chelsea into the top 4 of the Premier League table. We hit on all the major talking points including Timo Werner's goal + assist, an unfortunate injury for Tammy Abraham, and a return for Kepa in goal. For this episode, the guys are joined by Crystal Dunn of the US Women's National Team ahead of the SheBelieves Cup. The former Chelsea player talks about her time in England, the mentality within the USWNT squad, and her pet chickens.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham are joined by Chelsea's American winger Christian Pulisic for a conversation about playing for his new old manager Thomas Tuchel, his relationship with Jack Harlow, and his thoughts on a generation of American players coming through at major European clubs. The guys are also joined by Jenny Chiu to talk about the Blues' win over Sheffield United, the women's first defeat in the WSL since 2019, and Timo Werner's ability to win penalties.

On this emergency reaction episode, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to a 1-0 win for Chelsea over Tottenham Hotspur. The guys discuss how big this London derby win is for Thomas Tuchel, who our man of the match was, and look ahead to the weekend's game against Sheffield United.

On this special episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham get you ready for a pair of big games this week: Chelsea-Spurs and The Super Bowl. Chelsea players Christian Pulisic and Willy Caballero give their thoughts on Bucs-Chiefs on Sunday. The Ringer's NFL writer and Spurs fan Kevin Clark and Reid Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills offer their perspective on both.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham recap Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge of Chelsea, a 0-0 draw at home against Wolves. Author Ben Lyttleton joins the guys for his thoughts on Thomas Tuchel after he sat down with Tuchel for his book Edge: What Business Can Learn From Football. Chelsea Academy coach Sam Page joins to discuss how players are recruited to the Chelsea academy.

On this emergency episode of Chelsea Mike’d Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as Head Coach of Chelsea Football Club following the departure of Frank Lampard.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham are joined by Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud to discuss his 20/21 campaign, his unselfish play as a striker, and his hair. The guys also discuss the Blues' 4-0 win over Morecambe in the FA Cup, look ahead to their game against Fulham, and a massive weekend for Chelsea Women as they take on Manchester United.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham recap a difficult 3-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City at the weekend and tackle the major talking points from the game. This week's guest is Orlando Pride defender Ali Krieger, a 2 time Women's World Cup winner with the USWNT and massive Chelsea supporter. We talk to her about how she became a Chelsea fan, how much the women's game has grown in England, and much more. Mike and Chris close taking a look at the Premier League and looking ahead to this weekend's FA Cup match against Morecambe.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham recap 2 games in 3 days for Chelsea against Aston Villa and Arsenal that see the Blues only take 1 point. Along with UCL on CBS reporter Jenny Chiu, we break down the struggles for the young Germans, where Chelsea can improve, and some of the brighter individual performances including the attacking flair of Christian Pulisic.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down Chelsea's 3-0 win over West Ham in the Premier League and get you ready for the busy Boxing Day period. This week's guest is Sam Page, coach of the under 12s in the Chelsea FC Academy. He tells us about how they develop players, how current first teamers like Mason Mount and Reece James grew to be the players they are now, and how the Chelsea Perfect Play app allows kids to get academy level coaching from home.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Chelsea goalkeeper Willy Caballero joins Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham to discuss his craft, how he's still going strong at 39, and winning a bet for a car with Cesc Fabregas. The guys also break down the week's defeats to Wolves and Everton in the Premier League, victories for Chelsea Women over Brighton and Benfica, the return of Petr Cech to competitive football, and answer your listener questions.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham hit on all the major talking points from Chelsea's win over Leeds and draw against Krasnodar including another Olivier Giroud goal, Christian Pulisic's first 20-21 Premier League goal, and Billy Gilmour's return from injury in the Champions League. The guys are joined this week by defender Maren Mjelde of Chelsea's women's team. Among other things, Mjelde tells the story of the socially distanced celebration of Chelsea's 19-20 league title in her native Norway. We close with a preview of the Everton match on Saturday and take your listener questions. We take your questions every week @ChelseaFCinUSA on Twitter.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham celebrate the Handsome Man™️, as Olivier Giroud's 4 goals against Sevilla in a 4-0 win seal a victory of Chelsea's UEFA Champions League group. This week's guest is Olivia Buzaglo of Premier League TV. She breaks down the Sevilla match, plus Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Spurs and look ahead to their next Premier League game against Leeds United this weekend.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down a pair of victories for Chelsea over 4 days. A 2-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League and a 2-1 over Rennes in the Champions League, with a late goal from Olivier Giroud securing progression through to the knockout stages. Ahead of Chelsea's big match with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, the guys are joined by ESPN's Mina Kimes and her mom Sun Min, who are both massive Spurs fans and the latter of which has a delightful Twitter account dedicated to football.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham get you ready for Chelsea's return from the international break and discuss the Women's 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Women's Super League. Our guest is Luis Miguel Echegaray, who covers the Champions League for CBS Sports and hosts the Que Golazo podcast. We dig into detail on Tammy Abraham's emergence, Mason Mount's role with Chelsea and England, and Christian Pulisic's recent injury struggles.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham recap another Chelsea win, this time a 4-1 over Sheffield United in the Premier League. The guys are then joined (16:00) by Zac, Joe, and Abbie from Match Day Live, which you can see on the 5th Stand App and the Chelsea FC Youtube and Facebook pages before and after every match. They're also joined for the first time (32:25) by Jenny Chiu, contributor to @ChelseaFCinUSA and correspondent for CBS' coverage of the UEFA Champions League. Jenny and the guys discuss Hakim Ziyech's recent form, Chelsea's Premier League title hopes, and another win for the Chelsea Women's side.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to a pair of 3-0 wins for Chelsea over Burnley in the Premier League and 10 man Rennes in the UEFA Champions League. Our guest this week is Beth Mowins, ESPN and CBS American football broadcaster and huge Chelsea supporter. We also answer your listener questions, discuss Chelsea U18s in another FA Youth Cup final, and look ahead to the weekend's match against Sheffield United. To tell the story of your official supporters club, click this link!

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to Chelsea's 4-0 Champions League win in Russia over Krasnodar. We break down Christian Pulisic's impact substitution that saw him win a penalty and score a goal, Hakim Ziyech's first start, and another clean sheet. Speaking of clean sheets, we also discuss the Blues' 0-0 draw against Manchester United and the impact Eduoard Mendy is having on this side. Plus we answer your listener questions and make our Play Predictor predictions ahead of the Burnley game at the weekend.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down a pair of draws for Chelsea against Southampton in the Premier League and Sevilla in their opening game of the UEFA Champions League. The guys are then joined by ESPN's lead college football broadcaster and Chelsea supporter Chris Fowler (14:50) to talk about the games and his journey as a Chelsea fan. We also look back on a wild Premier League weekend and how the injury to Virgil Van Dijk changes the title picture. We also featured the Atlanta Blues in this week's episode. If you want the story of your supporters club told, follow this link!

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham are joined for an interview by Chelsea center back Fikayo Tomori (11:45). We discuss his decision to stay with the club, his ties to Canada, and the time he broke Diego Costa's nose on accident in a training session. The guys also discuss Chelsea Women's win over Manchester City, how CFC players fared in the international break, and look ahead to their return to action against Southampton and Sevilla.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down Chelsea's 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, the closing of the transfer window, and the Blues' draw in the UEFA Champions League. This week's guest is Emma Hayes (26:30), the manager of Chelsea Women, to preview their big match with Manchester City this weekend, discuss the group of USWNT players moving to England, and her own very high standards for the club. To tell the story of your supporters club, follow this link

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, the guys react to Chelsea's last two matches, a come from behind 3-3 draw against West Brom and a defeat on penalties to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup. Rebecca Lowe, host of NBC Sports' Premier League coverage, joins us to talk about the start of Chelsea's season and why she picked Chelsea to win the Premier League. And we close breaking down news and notes from around the Premier League including the huge increase in penalties this season and the latest transfer news before the window closes next week.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, 6-0 win over Barnsley in the Carabao Cup, and are joined by American soccer journalist Grant Wahl to talk about Christian Pulisic and Chelsea's outlook for this season. We also make our Play Predictor predictions for the West Brom match on Saturday and tell the origin story of the New York Blues. To tell the origin story of your Chelsea Supporters Club, click this link! To play the Chelsea "Play Predictor" game, click this link!

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down Chelsea's performance in their 3-1 win over Brighton, look ahead to their Sunday match with Liverpool, take your listener questions, and speak to Lee Parker, Chelsea TV reporter and voice of Stamford Bridge Stadium Announcer. Chelsea Supporters Clubs origin stories: http://bit.ly/CMU_Supporters Chelsea Play Predictor: https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/09/11/compete-and-win-with-play-predictor

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham look ahead to Chelsea kicking off their Premier League season on Monday against Brighton. The guys discuss Christian Pulisic's new number 10 and improved health status for the first game, how Kai Havertz will fit in from day 1, and offer full predictions for the upcoming season. ESPN and EA Sports FIFA commentator Derek Rae joins to break down Chelsea's signings from the Bundesliga and offer his perspective on the upcoming season.

On this emergency episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham discuss the completed transfer of Bayer Leverkusen attacker Kai Havertz to Chelsea.

On this week's episode, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham return to break down Chelsea's newest confirmed signings of Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva. We also react to Chelsea's 1-1 draw in their first preseason draw against Brighton, Chelsea Women's win in the Community Shield over Man City, and take a look at some transfer movement around the Premier League and how it might affect the upcoming season.

We'll have reaction to Chelsea signing Ben Chilwell (among others?) on next week's episode. Until then, enjoy a best of episode while we continue our minibreak featuring interviews with club legends Ashley Cole and Petr Cech, plus an interview with Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck.

During this mini-break between seasons, we wanted to bring you some of our best interviews from the past year of Chelsea Mike'd Up. So we wanted to start with some of the players for Chelsea we've had the good fortune of speaking with this season. Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, and Billy Gilmour joined us from the men's team and Millie Bright joined from the WSL Champion women's team.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham look back on the marathon 2019-20 season now that it's ended after Chelsea's defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. We discuss the Bayern match, hand out our end of season awards, look back on Christian Pulisic's journey through the season, and look ahead to next year with some new transfer rumors.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham discuss all the major talking points from Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Heads Up FA Cup Final. We discuss the major refereeing decisions from Anthony Taylor, Christian Pulisic's incredible opening goal, Pulisic's worrying injury later in the game, and so much more. We close the show looking ahead to next weekend's Champions League tilt with Bayern Munich and discuss some of the latest movement in the Transfer market.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham look ahead to Chelsea's FA Cup Final match with Arsenal on Saturday (12:30 PM on ESPN+). Blues supporter Larry Nance Jr. of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers joins to offer his thoughts on the game and look ahead to Chelsea's Cup Final Fan Fest on Saturday at 10 AM ET on the official club Facebook and Youtube channels.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike’d Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react after the final whistle to Chelsea’s Premier League final day win over Wolves. The win, along with a Man United win over Leicester, confirms Chelsea’s place in next year’s UEFA Champions League. We talk about what it means, Mason Mount’s game changing performance, and look back at some key moments from the season that helped the Blues get here.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to Chelsea's 5-3 defeat at the hands of Liverpool in their penultimate game of the Premier League season. We discuss Christian Pulisic's incredible substitute cameo, the key moments from the game, the Top 4 race coming down to the final day, and the Kai Havertz transfer rumors. Today's guest is Katie Nolan. The host of Always Late on ESPN and Liverpool fan discusses the game from her perspective, gives her thoughts on the Liverpool-Chelsea rivalry, and looks back on LFC's title winning season.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham praise Chelsea's performance, in singing and spoken fashion, that got them a 3-1 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinal at Wembley. We discuss the star performers, Frank Lampard winning the tactical battle, and Christian Pulisic's getting a rest. Later in the pod, Claude Makelele joins to discuss his time at Chelsea and we look ahead to Wednesday's tilt with Liverpool in the Premier League.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down another Christian Pulisic man of the match performance in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Norwich. The guys also assess the state of the Champions League race, what Man City's European ban being over turned means for Chelsea, and look ahead to this weekend's FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United. For the interview, we're joined by ESPN's Mike Golic Jr., who recently with the aid of a free jersey became a Chelsea fan. He enlightens us with what he's learned and gives his thoughts on "the handsome man".

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down all the major talking points in Chelsea's 3-2 win over Crystal Palace. The guys break down another Christian Pulisic goal and quality performance, the incredible final minute of the game, and some of Frank Lampard's lineup decisions ahead of this one.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham break down Chelsea's 3-0 win over Watford. They dig into another sensational Christian Pulisic performance, a needed clean sheet, and take a look at the state of the top 4 race. This week's guest is Irv Smalls, executive director of FC Harlem. FC Harlem have a partnership with Chelsea FC to develop the sport in New York City and in urban communities. Irv discusses how the relationship came about, how the game can grow in cities across America, and his role in Christian Pulisic coming to Chelsea.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to a 1-0 Chelsea win over Leicester City to send them through to the FA Cup semifinal. The guys discuss Frank Lampard's big triple substitution at halftime, another strong Christian Pulisic performance, and look ahead to the semifinal against Manchester United.

On a 3rd (!) episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up this week, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react right after the final whistle to Chelsea's 2-1 win over Manchester City. We hail another incredible Christian Pulisic performance, discuss the implications for Chelsea in the top 4 race and Liverpool officially clinching the league title, and break down some of the best performances from the match.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham look ahead to Chelsea's upcoming games against (1:15) Manchester City in the Premier League and (37:40) Leicester City in the FA Cup. We also (11:10) break down Antonio Rudiger's comments to Chelsea TV on how he played a part in convincing Timo Werner to come to Stamford Bridge and (44:40) news that Chelsea might not participate in next year's Carabao Cup. For the interview (15:45), we're joined by Millie Bright of the Chelsea Women's side that were recently crowned champions of England. We discuss how strange it was to find out they won the title over Zoom, the growth of the women's game in England, and how excited Chelsea are to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to Chelsea's 2-1 win over Aston Villa in their return to Premier League football. We celebrate Christian Pulisic's goal on his return, hail N'Golo Kante's man of the match performance (for us), and break down Frank Lampard's lineup decisions. Plus, we take a look at the state of the Top 4 race in a great weekend for CFC and Timo Werner is officially a Blue! (pending a medical)

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham eagerly preview Chelsea FC's return to Premier League play on Sunday. We discuss (3:15) the Blues' build up to games returning including a 7-1 win over QPR and (9:15) their first opponent, Aston Villa. Alison Bender (13:50), currently of Premier League TV and ChelseaTV, joins to look forward to the restart, how the games without fans will be different, and discuss her favorite memories with the club. We close discussing (34:45) some pretty wild transfer rumors involving Cristiano Ronaldo, (39:30) provide an update on Timo Werner, (41:20) discuss the proposed UEFA Champions League return, and (45:20) give our predictions for Sunday's match. Enjoy the football!

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham talk to Atlanta Hawks Forward John Collins about his fandom of Chelsea, how his parents' military background started his love of football, and what he's been up to during quarantine. The guys also discuss (1:05) the reports about Chelsea coming to an agreement with RB Leipzig for the transfer of forward Timo Werner, (12:30) N'Golo Kante's return to full contact training, (38:15) more transfer rumors regarding Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell, and (53:00) a headlines roundup including Chelsea Women as Women's Super League champions!

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham discuss Chelsea's statement on discrimination, brutality, and injustice and the gesture the players and staff made by forming an H for Humans at Cobham. We also discuss the confirmed news of restarting the Premier League in a few weeks, N'Golo Kante's return to training, and more.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (13:45) USMNT great and ESPN pundit Herculez Gomez joins Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham to discuss his thoughts on Christian Pulisic's first season at Chelsea, who is best out of Pulisic, Alphonso Davies, Raul Jimenez, and Keylor Navas as best player in Concacaf, and watching football played behind closed doors. We also discuss (0:45) N'Golo Kante's departure from Chelsea training, (6:40) the latest Project Restart news, (31:15) what we've learned from 3 Bundesliga match days, and (35:10) the latest transfer news and rumors.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (11:40) are joined by US Men's National Team General Manager Brian McBride. We talk his perspective on Christian Pulisic, his Premier League career with Fulham, and he tells a harrowing story about an eye injury he sustained during his career. We also discuss (1:05) Chelsea's return to the training pitch, (8:20) lessons to be taken from the return of the Bundesliga, (31:00) the latest transfer rumors, and (36:15) some 2012 Champions League Final memories with this week being the 8th anniversary of the trophy lift.

On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (15:05) Petr Cech, Chelsea goalkeeping legend and current Technical and Performance Advisor at the club, joins Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham. They discuss his current role at the club, the incident that changed his career and life, and that penalty save against Arjen Robben in the 2012 Champions League Final. Mike and Chris also (2:40) break down the latest news about a return to football and (40:05) bring you the latest transfer rumors.