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On This Day in Football: Chelsea go international, MOTD appears in Technicolor

On this day in 1913, Danish football star Nils Middelboe became the first non-British player to make an appearance for Chelsea.

Middelboe had won an Olympic silver medal with Denmark at the 1908 games in London, coincidentally losing 2-0 against Great Britain in the final. He later captained his country in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The Danes played Great Britain in the final yet again and lost 4-2 this time.

The following year, Middelboe moved to Chelsea from Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. Initially, he had agreed to join Newcastle United but changed his mind at the last minute.