Stuart Brodkin

Apparently, now that City have won the PL transfer window, the window licking, saliva drooling, special needs British media and x accounts have started another narrative designed to feed the masses. “Chelsea are bigger than City”. So let’s break that down. Pre-takeover, City already had more trophies than Chelsea (12 to 9). 2 League titles to 1, 4 FA Cups to 3, 3 community shield to 0. City have won more trophies than Chelsea overall (37 to 35). City have more Premier League titles than Chelsea (8 to 5). City are now level with Chelsea on FA Cups (8-8) — got there by beating them in this year's final. City have more Carabao Cups than Chelsea (9 to 5). City have won more consecutive league titles than Chelsea (4 to 2) — an English top-flight record. City have completed The fourmidables", aka the internal quadruple, with no other club on record winning all major trophies in England across 1 season. City's current Champions League presence streak is 16 years running, every season since 2011-12. Chelsea are on 0 — missing Europe entirely this season. City have a higher net league position than Chelsea over the last 19 years (average finish 2.8 to 4.4). City have a bigger stadium and higher attendance than Chelsea (61,474 to 40,034, running near 99% full). City have a higher revenue than Chelsea (€829m to €584m, Deloitte 2026). City have a bigger social media presence than Chelsea (160m to 142m combined followers). Rodri is City's first ever Ballon d'Or winner (2024). No Chelsea player has ever won it while at the club. City have a better academy than Chelsea, full stop — Chelsea have spent £300m since 2023 buying six City academy graduates (Palmer, Lavia, Gittens, Adarabioyo, Delap, Rogers) because their own academy isn't producing first-teamers. City have better training infrastructure than Chelsea, and City Football Group has replicated it across a global network Chelsea has no equivalent to. City have had far more staff stability than Chelsea — 2 head coaches since 2016 (Guardiola, then Maresca) to Chelsea's 11. City have won more Community Shields than Chelsea (6 to 5). City hold the Premier League record for most points in a season (100, 2017-18) and most goals scored in a season (106, 2017-18) — records Chelsea don't hold a competing version of. City completed the Treble in 2022-23 (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League) — only the second English club ever to do it, after Man United in 1999. City have won 19 major trophies under a single manager (Guardiola, 2016-2026). Chelsea have had 11 different head coaches in that same span. City have had one ownership group for 18 years (Abu Dhabi United Group, since 2008) with zero changes. Chelsea have had two owners in the same window, including a forced sale in 2022 after their previous owner was sanctioned by the UK government. City completed a stadium expansion in 2026, taking the Etihad to 61,474. Chelsea's own plan to expand Stamford Bridge to 60,000 has been stalled since 2018 with no timeline to restart. City are heading into next season with European football secured for a 16th straight year. Chelsea are heading into next season with none — their first year with zero European competition in a generation, costing them an estimated £80m+. Deloitte have ranked City among the world's top handful of clubs by revenue in every recent edition of the Money League; Chelsea have never cracked the top 8 this decade. City's kit deal with Puma (€75m) is worth more annually than Chelsea's with Nike (€70m). I'll give one to Chelsea however, they have sold more hotels than City to themselves. But yeah, Cheslea is bigger than City. Apparently.