Perhaps the foremost globally recognised London club at this time is Chelsea. With the multi-billionaire Roman Abramovich’s bankrolling of the club, it has been able to attract big-name stars over the past eight years. Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres and a number of others have stepped in alongside London-born stars like John Terry, and have made Chelsea a dominant force. during constant time, fellow Londoners Arsenal have had an up-and-down time, in 2004 changing into the only team ever to travel through a full English league season while not defeat. Since that point, however, Arsene Wenger’s men have found trophies arduous to come back by despite playing a number of the best soccer anywhere outside Barcelona.
If Chelsea and Arsenal are the big 2, then Tottenham Hotspur are their closest challengers for a slice of glory. underneath Harry Redknapp’s management they have gone from perennial under-achievers to Champions’ League contenders with the recruitment of players with pace and potential. Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and others have turned them into a team which will fight - and beat - European football’s biggest names, and there’s no sign of them stopping there.
These are the trophy-hunting Sports Clubs London, but 2 different London clubs play in the Premiership too, and have had mixed fortunes in recent years. Fulham FC - Hugh Grant’s favorite team - made it all the thanks to the ultimate of the Europa League last year solely to lose to Atletico Madrid, and are within the Premiership for a decade now. West Ham - the East End’s team of choice - are a team who embody the word “temperamental”. Capable of graceful, exciting football - but additionally prone to self-destruction at a moment’s notice - the one thing you’re guaranteed with West Ham is that following them is rarely aiming to be boring.
Among these clubs, there’s an element of “London” rivalry, but there’s additional localised rivalry between people who draw their fan-base from neighboring areas. Tottenham fans would perceive Arsenal as their main rivals (and vice versa), while some Chelsea fans would say their biggest “derbies” are against West Ham whereas others would say that Fulham are their nearest rivals. For West Ham, there is conjointly a rivalry with Millwall, no less spicy for the actual fact that Millwall currently play in the second-tier Championship.
Also within the Championship, Queen’s Park Rangers look to be on their approach back to the highest flight when several years out of the limelight, whereas Crystal Palace (a Premiership team up until 2005) have in recent times flirted with liquidation, and are just hoping to check money stability in the returning seasons - however their matches are not any less atmospheric for this fact.
