London Football Stadiums

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Football stadiums in London Wembley Location: London, England Club resident: None Few sites are more worthy of the title "holy field" for a follower of the football stadium in Wembley. Before its demolition and reconstruction in 2002, it was a veritable museum of history of sport and football. Wembley Stadium where “the English” play Arsenal Football Club Location: Highbury, 75, Drayton Park, Highbury, London, England Club resident: Arsenal FC (Better known as Arsenal, or the Gunners)it is a football club based in north London. They play in the FA Premier League, and is one of the teams won more trophies in the English football. Arsenal have won 13 English leagues, 10 cups of England and in the 2005-2006 season reached the final of the Champions League by UEFA, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona. Arsenal is also a member of the group G14. Arsenal was founded in Woolwich in southeast London in 1886, but in 1913 moved to the northern part of the city to Highbury. Arsenal has an old rivalry with its neighbors in Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur. Now the arsenal is in the fifth position , with 12 wins, 8 losses and 5 equal to a difference of 13 goals under the first with 44 points.

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Football stadiums in London

Wembley

Location: London, England Club resident: None

Few sites are more worthy of the title "holy field" for a follower of the football stadium in Wembley. Before its demolition and reconstruction in 2002, it was a veritable museum of history of sport and football.

Wembley Stadium where “the English” play

Arsenal Football Club

Location: Highbury, 75, Drayton Park, Highbury, London, England Club resident: Arsenal FC

(Better known as Arsenal, or the Gunners)it is a football club based in north London. They play in the FA Premier League, and is one of the teams won more trophies in the English football. Arsenal have won 13 English leagues, 10 cups of England and in the 2005-2006 season reached the final of the Champions League by UEFA, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona. Arsenal is also a member of the group G14. Arsenal was founded in Woolwich in southeast London in 1886, but in 1913 moved to the northern part of the city to Highbury. Arsenal has an old rivalry with its neighbors in Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur.

Now the arsenal is in the fifth position , with 12 wins, 8 losses and 5 equal to a difference of 13 goals under the first with 44 points.

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This is the team's shield

This is the stadium : Highbury

West Ham United Football Club Location: Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, Green Street, London, England Club resident: West Ham United FC

It is a football club in England, the city of London. They play in the English FA Premier League. West Ham United FC (also known under the names The Irons, The Hammers and The Academy of Football) was founded in 1895 under the name Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. In 1900 the name was changed by the current. In the 60s the British press dubbed Andalusia club The Academy of Football, due to the amount of young talent coming from this quarry.The team play its matches at Upton Park official.The team is currently in eighth position with 9 wins, 6 losses and 10 tied to a goal difference of -1 with 33 points.

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This is the official team shield

This is the field official West Ham United football club: Boleyn Ground

Chelsea Football Club

Location: Stramford Bridge, Fulham Road, Fulham, London, England Club resident: Chelsea F C

It is a football club in England, west of London. It was founded on March, 14th 1905 and play in the English FA Premier League, the highest football competition in that country. In the course of its history, Chelsea has had two moments of success: first during the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s and the second since the late 1990s until today. Chelsea, known as The Blues , has three FA Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, four Football League Cups, two European Recopas and a European Supercup.

Stamford Bridge has a capacity for 42,500 spectators, located on Fulham Road. Despite its name, the team is not really established in the district of Kensington and Chelsea, but in the neighbouring district of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2003, Chelsea was bought by the oil tycoon, the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

He is currently in fourth position with 14 wins and 4 losses 7 tied with a difference of 29 goals scored below the first with 49 points

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This is the official team shield

This is the field: Stamford Bridge

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Location: White Hart Lane, High Road , London, England Club resident: Tottenham Hotspur FC

It is a football club in England, in the district of Haringey in London. It was founded in 1882 and play in the English FA Premier League. It is known as a big club in this country. Its rival is the classic Arsenal, with which they dispute the North London Derby. Currently in sixteenth position, with 6 wins and 12 lost 7 tied with a goal difference of -5 to 25 points.

this is the official team shield

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This is the stadium's official Tottenham Hotspur: White Hart Lane

The Wimbledon Championship

It is the oldest and most prestigious sporting event in the tennis world. Wimbledon takes place in June / July and is the third Grand Slam tournament that is played every year, preceded by the Australian Open and French Open, and followed by the U.S. Open.

The tournament is played on grass surface as being the only category to do so. The duration of the tournament is two weeks, but can be extended in case of rain. Tournaments are played simultaneously by individual male and female, male and female doubles and mixed doubles

The central or main track is called Center Court, and the finals of the tournament is always played there. Due to the unpredictability of the weather, a roof is being built by 2009.

Centre court

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