Theme: Sports Watching
When it comes to sports, there's so many in London that it's almost impossible to keep up with them all! I'll try and give a few.
When it comes to football (soccer), London has several major clubs that have devoted followings. The most famous of which is London Arsenal, a professional team that was founded by Royal Ordinance workers in the 19th century (hence the name "Arsenal" and their nickname, "the Gunners"). Arsenal is one of Britain's best teams, and regularly compete with Manchester United as the UK's most successful and popular football clubs.
Also up there is Chelsea FC, another widely popular and extremely successful team that hails from London.
Other football clubs include Crystal Palace, West Ham, Queens Park, Tottenham, Fulham, Leyton Orient, and Enfield, a non professional league team. Sound confusing? Here's a list of the websites...
Arsenal--www.arsenal.co.uk
Chelsea--www.chelseafc.co.uk
Cyrstal Palace--www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk
Queens Park--www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk
West Ham--www.westhamunited.co.uk
Tottenham--www.spurs.co.uk
Perhaps sportswise, London is most famous for the Wimbledown Championships, the world's most famous tennis competition. Played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (even though a Brit hasn't won Wimbledon in decades) in late June/early July, the world's best tennis players come here to do battle.
Check out all the websites for prices and times.
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on May 9, 2004
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