Fans have only just realised why no football team from the English capital has London in its name.
Meanwhile, when playing in Europe, both Rangers and
have Glasgow added in front of their names. The same thing happens with Sporting and Red Star when on the European stage., the reason London does not follow suit is because it is vast, with only Moscow and Istanbul boasting higher populations than the capital in Europe.Even by the early 20th century, as football started to capture the imagination of the game - London was a sprawling metropolis, too large for one club to route its identity solely to the city.
Football originated in private schools, with sides like Old Etonions dominating early amateur tournaments.However, northern towns brought forward professionalism, which then saw the birth of new clubs across the country.Each new side would represent a community, and with London being so big, the teams that originated from there were named after their local borough or area rather than the city as a whole.
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