Is London the Best Sporting City in Europe?

London is the capital of the UK and one of the largest cities in Europe. It is the home to rain, pubs, the Queen and Big Ben. But there are plenty of sport fans in the city too. Especially when you consider the cosmopolitan nature of the huge capital. And sites such as Dafabet can help you keep up with all the sport action in the UK capital.

The Premier League

The Premier League is considered by many as the best football league in the world. London has hundreds of football teams throughout the divisions, but teams such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham have reputations that not only spread across the UK, but across the globe. Beside the impressive stadiums of each of those world class teams, London is the home of Wembley Arena, a football stadium that sits over 90,000 people. It has been the stage for an endless number of classic encounters, finals and much more football related. Not to mention the musical performances that have happened in the arena such as the mythical Live Aid in 1985.

Rugby

Some of the top European rugby teams are fortunate to call London home, both Rugby League and Rugby Union.  Furthermore, the home of English rugby and one of the best stadiums to visit in the Six Nation tournament is also in London, the famous Twickenham Stadium.

Olympics

London has been the host to the Olympics three times in total. Most recently in 2012, which saw team GB out-perform all expectations. They also held the first games after WWII in 1948. The first time the hosted the games was in 1908. This makes London the only city to have hosted 3 Olympic games. Paris will join the UK capital in 2024.

London also has the second largest marathon in the world, where over 35,000 people run the distance of 42.2 Km through the city’s streets.

The city also boasts some of the best training facilities for any sport, but if you are a keen road runner, you won’t be short of miles to eat up. You can lace up your trainers and hit Hyde Park or Regent Park, which both have more than 10km worth of tracks and trails.

Swimming

Despite having its fair share of inside pools, London is also the proud home of Hempstead Heath Ponds. There you can enjoy all-year round swimming in unchlorinated waters, if you are brave enough to go swimming outside in the British weather.

Conclusion

It is fair to say that London has a huge reputation of one of the sportiest cities in Europe. You could even go as far as calling it the sportiest. The vast number of people from across the globe who call London home have made all kinds of sports popular in the city. Plus, the outstanding facilities available have given birth to some of the most outstanding athletes the country has seen.

If you are a sports fan there is always something worth watching in the capital.