London, the capital of the United Kingdom, covers an area of about 1,600 square kilometers, is a quarter of Shanghai, has a population of 8.9 million, and is only one-third of Shanghai, but London is the city with the largest number of museums, libraries, cinemas and stadiums in the world, and the city with the most professional football clubs in Europe. In the 2021/2022 season, London has a total of 17 professional football clubs competing in professional leagues at all levels, with six in the Premier League alone, including Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Brentford, accounting for nearly a third of all 20 teams in the Premier League.
In the south of London there is the Crystal Palace team established in 1905, which takes its name from the famous building Crystal Palace at the London World Expo. Crystal Palace is currently playing in the Premier League.
There is also a tough and rough Wimbledon team in south London, nicknamed "Crazy Gang". Wimbledon was first founded in 1889 and takes its name from Wimbledon National Central Primary School, which means that before the club was officially formed, a group of elementary school students played under the team name Wimbledon. The team won the FA Cup once. Wimbledon moved out of London in the early 2000s and changed its name, announcing the death of the club, which has a history of more than 100 years. But in 2002, local Wimbledon fans in London re-formed a team called Wimbledon, a team that truly belonged to fans, and people managed funds by forming a foundation, donating money and pre-selling tickets to raise the rental cost of the home stadium. The team started at the lowest level of the county league, gradually upgraded, and is currently playing in League One.
East London is an industrial and worker's residential area with many expats and relatively low housing prices. Here is the West Ham United, the "Hammer Gang" with distinctive workers' characteristics. Founded in 1895 by the foremen of the Thames Steel Works, West Ham United has won one European Cup Winners' Cup and three FA Cups.
West Ham United's sworn enemy is Millwall F.C., also located in East London, across the River Thames. Millwall was founded in 1885 by a group of Scottish dockyard workers. Their derby with West Ham United was known as London's most brutal and violent derby.
There is also Charlton Athletic Football Club in East London, founded in 1905 by local teenagers. The team has won the FA Cup once and finished once in the English top flight. East London also includes Leiden East, founded in 1881, and Dugenham and Redbridge, founded in 1992. Dagenham and Redbridge were originally formed by the merger of four amateur football teams and are currently playing in League Two.
This is a map of the London professional football team. It is not difficult to see that the density of London Tin Football Club, which has just over 8 million people, is quite high.
This is a map of the supporters of london's football teams. It can be seen that London, the origin of modern football, has a strong community attribute.