One of the things many students want to do while they are at UIC in London is watch a football match. It can be a fantastic experience, and certainly with London teams on top right now you have plenty of opportunities to watch great soccer. So here is a short guide to who’s who and what you can watch when you are in London.
Chelsea are one of the best known teams in London – and they have just won the Premier league after 3 years of Manchester United holding the title. The FA Cup final is next Saturday (16th May) and this could see Chelsea win the double (the league and the cup) – something that is not managed very often. The only teams ever to have won both in the same season are Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United – so an elite group there. If you want to see all the results of the season the BBC site is as good as any. If you are in London the you should really try and find a TV and watch the game – it should be very exciting the way Chelsea have been playing recently. It will be on normal TV so either find a pub where it is on and join in the fun or you can stay at home and enjoy it. And that’s not the only bit of excitement … Fulham (another London team) – have surprisingly managed to get into the final of the Europa Cup which will be played in Hamburg against Athletico Madrid on Wednesday 12th and again it will be on the TV. So it could end up being a good season al Other London teams – Arsenal and Tottenham are both going to be in the Champions League next season along with Chelsea, and West Ham managed to survive another season in the Premiership. So once again you’ll be able to choose from 5 London teams in the Premiership next season if you want to see a game. It is quite easy to get tickets for games apart form when other big teams are playing. So, if you want to see Manchester United or Liverpool playing at Chelsea it will be difficult (or expensive) but it’s usually possible to see games with teams lower down the leagues – and for games in the Champions League the tickets are usually cheaper than normal.
And also .. don’t forget there are other leagues – in the Championship (the 2nd league) you can see QPR and Crystal Palace in the 1st division you can see Charlton, Millwall (both of whom could still be promoted and playing in the Championship), Leyton Orient and Brentford and in Division 2 Dagenham and Barnet. So that’s a pretty good spread – 13 London teams across the 4 divisions.
And if that wasn’t enough for you don’t forget the World Cup starts in June with England’s first match against the USA on 12 June. You can be sure that the matches will be shown in UIC so make sure you’re there to cheer on your country (or England if you’re not sure who to support). It’s certain to be an very entertaining month if you like football (and if you don’t it’s really bad luck).
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