SWEDEN/UNITED KINGDOM: CHELSEA FANS CELEBRATE THEIR TEAMS EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP VICTORY

Record ID: 337837

  • Title: SWEDEN/UNITED KINGDOM: CHELSEA FANS CELEBRATE THEIR TEAMS EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP VICTORY
  • Date: 14th May 1998
  • Summary: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (MAY 13, 1998) 1. FANS SINGING "IF YOU HATE MANCHESTER UNITED, STAND UP" (ENGLISH) 2. FANS STAND UP 3. FANS SEARCHED BEFORE GAME (NIGHT-TIME) 4. CHELSEA FANS CELEBRATE 5. GIANFRANCO ZOLA AND GIANLUCA VIALLI INTERVIEWED BY ITALIAN MEDIA 6. VIALLI'S CUP WINNERS' CUP MEDAL LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 14, 1998) 7. DENNIS WISE IN ARRIVALS HALL 8. WISE SAYING IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING, PLEASED FOR THE FANS AND LADS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO BETTER NEXT YEAR (ENGLISH) 9. FRANK LEBOEUF SAYING IT IS FANTASTIC, TO WIN THREE TROPHIES IN TWO SEASONS IS FANTASTIC BUT WE WANT MORE (ENGLISH) 10. GIANFRANCO ZOLA SAYING ALL OF US ARE FEELING GOOD, WE DESERVED TO GET THIS CUP AND WE DID IT BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IN OURSELVES (ENGLISH) 11. CHELSEA PLAYER-MANAGER GIANLUCA VIALLI LEAVES Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 29th May 1998 13:00
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  • Location: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN / LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: EUROPE Sweden SCANDINAVIA England United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA89BPA9MIWF14ODO3WAKWFDOZH
  • Story Text: Chelsea fans in Stockholm on Wednesday (May 13) celebrated their teams' victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup final while their heroes flew back to London.

    Diminutive Italian Gianfranco Zola worked his magic for Chelsea, scoring 23 seconds after coming on as substitute to hand the London side a 1-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart.

    Zola, who had been kept on the bench in the first half for fear of aggravating a recent injury, replaced Norway's Tore Andre Flo in the 71st minute.

    Captain Dennis Wise immediately fed him with a glorious pass and the Italian strode into the box and lashed a rising half-volley past helpless Austrian keeper Franz Wohlfahrt into the roof of the net.

    The single goal was enough for player-manager Gianluca Vialli's multinational side to earn the club their first European trophy since they beat Real Madrid 27 years ago in the same competition.


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