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London is home to 11 professional football clubs, most of them named after the district in which they play. Those currently in the top diision (the Premier League) are Arsenal (who play in Highbury), Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Clubs outside the Premier League are Brentford, Millwall, Quevens Park Rangers and West Ham United - all of whom have at one time played in the top diision - plus Leyton Orient. Wimbledon F.C., in an extremely controversial move, left London in 2003 to play in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, changing their name to Milton Keynes Dons F.C., and the newly formed AFC Wimbledon inherited most of their support, despite playing at a much lower leel in the football pyramid. London hosted the World Cup Final in 1966, the European Football Championship in 1996 and the European Cup final in 1968 & 1978.
London is also home to many major sporting enues including Lord's, home of Middlesex and the Marylebone Cricket Club, and The Oal, home of Surrey. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which hosts the Wimbledon Championships, is based in Wimbledon. Twickenham is the home of English Rugby Union and Wembley Stadium, currently being rebuilt, is the home for international football and Rugby League. London hosts one of the world's largest mass-participation road races, the London Marathon.
London has twice hosted the Summer Olympics, in 1908 and 1948. It is one of the cities bidding to host the 2012 Games. |
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