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TIMESAVER LONDON! superlatives; personal statistics
London Football Clubs
What is London’s favourite sport? Football of course!
There are twenty-three football teams* in London. The biggest and most popular are
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Charlton.
Here are the most important football teams in London.
Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal
West Ham
Club: Chelsea
Colours: Blue
Nickname: The Blues
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
www.chelseafc.com
Chelsea
Charlton
Chelsea star player: Hernan Crespo
Date of birth: 5th July 1975
Height: 1.85 metres
Weight: 78 kilograms
Club: Arsenal
Club: West Ham
Colours: Claret (a kind of purple) and blue
Nickname: The Hammers
Stadium: Upton Park
www.whufc.com
West Ham star ex-player: David James
Date of birth: 1st August 1970
Height: 1.96 metres
Weight: 91.25 kilograms
Colours: Red and white
Nickname*: The Gunners / The Gooners
Stadium: Highbury
www.arsenal.com
Arsenal star player: Robert Pires
Date of birth: 29 October 1973
Height: 1.88 metres
Weight: 74 kilograms
Which player ...
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Colours: White and blue
Nickname: Spurs
Stadium: White Hart Lane
www.spurs.co.uk
Spurs star player: Robbie Keane
Date of birth: 8th July 1980
Height: 1.75 metres
Weight: 63.56 kilograms
1 ...is the tallest?
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2 ...is the oldest?
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3 ...is the heaviest*?
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4 ...has got the longest hair?
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TIMESAVER LONDON! superlatives; chants
Mascots
The Fans
Most football clubs have mascots*.
Here are four mascots from the London clubs.
Can you match them to their clubs?
Here are two West Ham fans
and two Arsenal fans.
What do you think they are saying?
a) West Ham
b) Arsenal
1
c) Tottenham Hotspur
d) Chelsea
Gunnersaurus Rex
2
Stamford the Lion
Football chants*
Here are three chants. Which clubs do
you hear them at?
3
Chirpy Cockrell
4
Carefree
Wherever you may be
We are the famous CFC
2
Come on you Spurs!
3
Up the Irons!
Herbie Hammer
VOCABULARY CHECK LIST
team
1
nickname
What is it in your language? Find out!
heaviest
mascot
chant
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