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| There are 14 professional football teams in London |
London is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most important cities in Europe. However, and in spite of having some good football teams and the England´s national stadium (Wembley Stadium), it was not until May 19, 2012, that a team from this city-Chelsea F.C. became European champions.
As for the 2013-2014 season, there are 14 professional football teams in London, six of them playing in the Premier League, seven in the football League and one in the Conference. We are going to speak about the most popular of these teams. We are talking -don´t forget it! about the capital of the "home of football".
CHELSEA F.C
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| Stamford Bridge |
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| A team of this season |
Honours:
4 Premier Leagues, 7 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 1 UEFA Champions League (2011-2012); 1 UEFA Europa League, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1 UEFA Supercup.
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| Chelsea was the first London team to become European champions in 2012 |
Best players ever: Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, John Terry, Juan Mata, Gianfranco Zola, Peter Osgood, Kerry Dixon, Petr Cech, Ron Harris, Peter Bonnetti, Dennis Wise, Bobby Tambling or Arjen Robben.
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| This could be an ideal Chelsea all-time eleven |
ARSENAL F.C.
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| The Emirates Stadium |
The Gunners were founded in 1886 and play in the Emirates Stadium (60.361). His manager, the French Arsene Wenger, arrived to the club in 1996, being now the longest-serving manager in their history.
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| Arsenal 2013-2014 |
They have won 13 League championships and 10 FA Cups, what makes them one of the most successful clubs in English football. In addition to these, they have also won 2 League Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and 1 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
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| "The Invincibles" did not lose from 7 May 2003 to 16 October 2004 (49 matches) |
Among their most important players along history, we can stand out Thierry Henry, David O'Leary, Ian Wright, David Seaman, Tony Adams, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Liam Brady or the present Mesut Ozil or Theo Walcott.
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| Some of Arsenal legends |
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C.
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| White Hart Lane |
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Founded in 1882, the North London club known as The Spurs or The Lilywhites plays at White Hart Lane Stadium (36.310). Their coach at this moment is the Portuguese André Villas-Boas and they are fighting, as many other times before, to give a qualitative step forward.
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| Roberto Soldado is one of the main Spurs players today |
They have won 2 League Championships (the last as far as 1961), 8 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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| Tottenham got the League and Cup double in 1961 |
Best all-time players: Danny Blanchflower, Jimmy Greaves, Dave Mackay, Glen Hoddle, Pat Jennings, Osvaldo Ardiles, Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle and two players now in Real Madrid ranks: Luka Modric and Gareth Bale.
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| Bale or Gascoigne are among the legends of the Spurs |
WEST HAM UNITED F.C.
Based in East London, this club was founded in 1895. Popularly called The Hammers they are currently playing the Premier League where they reached the third position in 1986. Their manager now is Sam Allardyce and they play in The Boleyn Ground (Upton Park, 35.016).
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| West Ham is The Academy of Football |
Also known as The Academy of Football, since the club takes pride in the number of international players having emerged from his youth teams. That is the case of 1966 World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst and others like Trevor Brooking, Paul Ince, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole or Michael Carrick.
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| Moore, Peters and Hurst were key players in Englnd´s victory at 1966 World Cup |
The Hammers have won three FA Cups (1964, 1975, 1980) and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup (1965). In spite of the small number of titles, they are one of eight teams that have never competed below the second division of the English football-although they are the only one who has never won the league title.
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| One of the most emblematic teams in West Ham history |
FULHAM F.C.
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The Cottagers are the oldest established football team from London playing the Premier League (1879). They are now in their 24th season in English football's top division (their 13th in a row). They play in Craven Cottage (25.700) and are currently managed by Dutch coach René Meulensteen.
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| Craven Cottage |
Fulham F.C. has never won any major honour, although they have reached two important finals: In 1975, they lost the FA Cup final against West Ham (they lost 2-0), and in 2010 they lost the Europa League final against Atletico Madrid (2-1 after extra time).
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| The team who played the Europa League final in 2010 |
The club has had many important players including Johnny Haines, Bobby Robson, Allan Mullery or the present team members Dimitar Berbatov or Maarten Stekelenburg.
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| Former owner Mohamed Al-Fayed (left) sells the club to American businessman Sahid Khan (July 2013) |
CRYSTAL PALACE F.C.
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The Eagles won promotion to the Premier League last season (they will play their 13th season in the maximum division) and are struggling this year to keep their status, in the same way as they have done in the last thirty or fourty years. Their ground is Selhurst Park (26.309) and the manager is Welsh Tony Pulis.
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| Selhurst Park |
Their best position in the English top division was to be the third in 1990-1991. They have won the second division twice and were FA Cup finalists in 1990, losing against Manchester United 1-0 in the replay , after drawing the first match 3-3.
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| Alan Pardew celebrates his goal against Liverpool that classifies them for the Cup Final in 1990 |
Palace has had important coaches such as Terry Venables, Steve Coppell or Trevor Francis. The best players have been Chris Coleman, Kenny Sansom, Ian Wright or Andrew Johnson.
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I like Chelsea.
ReplyDeleteIt´s amazing that there are so many teams in London but my favourite one is Arsenal because Thierry Henry played there
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