Chelsea Mic'd Up: The Official Chelsea FC Podcast

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.