▁Court , ▁John ▁Terry ▁was ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁of ▁ra cially ▁ab using ▁Anton ▁Ferdinand . ▁The ▁district ▁judge ▁concluded ▁" there ▁being ▁a ▁doubt , ▁the ▁only ▁ver dict ▁the ▁court ▁can ▁record ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁not ▁guilty ." ▁Ch else a ▁announced ▁a ▁" global ▁energy ▁partners hip " ▁with ▁Russian ▁energy ▁firm ▁Gaz prom ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁value ▁de emed ▁" com mer cially ▁confident ial ", ▁which ▁will ▁help ▁reduce ▁the ▁club ' s ▁def ic its ▁under ▁UEFA ▁Fin an cial ▁Fair ▁Play ▁Reg ulations . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁July , ▁the ▁club ▁completed ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁mid f iel der ▁Oscar ▁from ▁Internacional ▁for ▁a ▁reported ▁£ 2 5 ▁million ▁fee . ▁ ▁August ▁On ▁ 2 ▁August , ▁Kevin ▁De ▁Bru y ne ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁season - long ▁loan ▁deal ▁to ▁Wer der ▁Bre men ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Bundes liga . ▁Ch else a ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁compet itive ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Community ▁Sh ield ▁at ▁Villa ▁Park ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 3 – 2 ▁to ▁Manchester ▁City ▁and ▁had ▁Bran is lav ▁Ivan ović ▁sent ▁off . ▁The ▁club ▁officially ▁announced ▁the ▁sign ings ▁of ▁Spanish ▁right - back ▁César ▁Az p il ic u eta ▁from ▁Marse ille ▁and ▁forward ▁Victor ▁Mos es ▁from ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August . ▁ ▁Ch else a ' s ▁Premier ▁League ▁campaign ▁began ▁on ▁