Chelsea Football Club today (Wednesday) announces a partnership with Hawaii's leading youth soccer club Le Jardin Soccer Academy (LJSA).

Stephen Rea, a Chelsea fan of 30-years-standing, has a tale beyond the experience of most ex-pat supporters.

Two more American stars were leading the sides as honorary captains in Maryland on Friday night.

Comedian and actor Will Ferrell was on hand to lead us as honorary captain against Inter on Tuesday, sporting his now famous Chelsea shirt.

So who is enjoying the US tour most so far? It might well be the fans being looked after and taken care of by Chelsea in America.

Frank Lampard has joined the list of Chelsea names declaring the first pre-season game a success.

Chelsea's special welcome in Seattle was extended to two special events before kick-off at Qwest Field.

Fans who didn't wish to wait to watch Chelsea against Seattle Sounders turned up in their thousands to see Friday's second training session.

On the site of his Chelsea debut five years ago, Petr Cech is looking for a strong start to our 2009/10 pre-season in Seattle.

It's already pretty easy to see why Chelsea chose to begin the 2009 tour of the United States in Seattle.

After a slight delay, the travelling party touched down in Seattle on Thursday afternoon in blistering heat.

Joe Cole underwent minor surgery yesterday (Wednesday) to correct a small tear in his meniscus in his knee.

The significance of Seattle, to where Didier Drogba will fly later this week, is not lost on the Chelsea centre-forward as he looks forward to the pre-season tour.

Chelsea will play in front of record pre-season crowds when the team lands in the United States later this week.