How many players with ginger hair? How many who prefer baked beans to mushy peas with their chips? How many players who can recite Knees up Mother Brown?

A team who play in London have won a huge trophy and the xenophobes are still not happy. You don't ask how many English people are employed at the local restaurant so why ask how many are employed at Stamford Bridge?

The origins may be local players representing their area in front of their area's crowd but in case nobody noticed, the millions who watch football are able to see showcases of excellence due to the globalisation of the sport. And out of interest, there are at least two dozen local teams around Chelsea in pub and Sunday league if the Alf Garnett within you needs sating.