The football season is back!
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I don't know about you guys but I love football so I thought i'd teach you how to pronounce
the twenty English Premier League teams, the stadiums and the nicknames.
So if you love football and you love learning English, stay tuned.
The first team is Arsenal and they play in North London and their nickname is The Gunners.
They are called The Gunners because the club was started by a group of workers from the
Royal Arsenal weapons factory.
So it kind of made sense, their symbol is a canon and so they are called the Gunners.
And their stadium is called the Emirates stadium.
Bournemouth.
Their stadium is Dean Court and they are know as The Cherries.
This could be because their club colours are cherry coloured or it could be because the
stadium was built on an old cherry orchard.
Brighton and Hove Albion.
They are a new team that have just been promoted from the Championship.
They are called Brighton and Hove Albion because that's where they are from, Brighton and Hove.
Their nickname is The Seagulls.
They are called The Seagulls because Brighton is next to the sea and that is the local bird
that you see so often around the city.
The Seagulls.
And they play at the AMEX stadium.
Burnley.
They are known as The Clarets because of the colour of their kit, The Clarets and they
play at Turf Moor.
Next up we've got Chelsea.
They are from West London and they are known as The Blues and they play at Stamford Bridge.
Another London team this time in South London, Crystal Palace.
They are known as The Eagles another bird nickname.
They play at Selhurst Park.
Next one, Everton.
They are in the city of Liverpool.
Their nickname is an amazing one, it's The Toffees.
Now I've been told that's because of an old sweet shop that was in the area.
And they play at Goodison Park.
Another newly promoted team, Huddersfield Town.
They play at the John Smith's stadium and their nickname is The Terriers.
A Terrier is a type of dog, the Yorkshire terrier.
Huddersfield is in the county of Yorkshire so they are called The Terriers.
A team you might all know very well Leicester City.
Now they play at the King Power Stadium and they are known as The Foxes.
Liverpool.
Liverpool play at Anfield and their nickname is The Reds because their club colour is red.
We've got two Manchester teams now.
The first one is Manchester City or we commonly say Man City.
And in fact their nickname is just City.
Now there are lots of English teams called City but you know this one is probably the
biggest one at the moment so they are know as City.
So Man City or City and they play at the Etihad stadium.
The second Manchester team is Manchester United.
Possibly the biggest team in the world.
Again we call them Man United or simply United.
Again there are lots of English teams with United as part of their name but this is the
biggest one in the country so Man United or United.
They are also known as The Red Devils and that's because of having a devil in their
badge.
They play at Old Trafford.
The third promoted team, Newcastle United.
Now they are called the Toon Army.
They are known as the Toon Army because in the local pronunciation of town is toon.
So in Newcastle the local people are called Geordies and their pronunciation of town is
toon.
So they are the Toon Army, it comes from local pronunciation.
And they play at St James' Park.
Southampton and they are known as The Saints and they play at St Mary's.
Stoke City.
They are known as The Potters and that's because the local industry was pottery and they play
at the Bet 365 stadium.
This is a team from Wales, Swansea City.
They are known as The Swans and they play at the Liberty stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur.
They are another team from North London and they play usually at White Hart Lane but this
season they are building a new stadium so for this season only they are playing at Wembley
stadium which is the national stadium for the England football team and where there
are all the FA cup finals, the League Cup finals etc.
Now Tottenham Hotspur have a nickname and that's Spurs.
And they got the name Hotspur from an old Shakespearean character called Harry Hotspur
and I guess Spurs is a shortened version of Hotspur, it's an easier way to say it.
And they are known as Spurs so you'll often hear people saying 'Spurs are playing Manchester
United tomorrow' so Spurs.
Watford.
They are known as The Hornets and they play at Vicarage Road.
West Bromwich Albion they are known as West Brom and their nickname is The Baggies.
They play at The Hawthorns.
And finally West Ham United or simply West Ham.
They play at the London stadium which is the old Olympic stadium and their nickname is
The Hammers and that's because they were founded by shipbuilders who used hammers to build
the ships.
So The Hammers.
Alright guys, that's all twenty English Premier League football teams for the 2017 and 2018
season.
Now let me know in the comments below which team is your favourite?
Who do you support?
Let me know in the comments below, yeah I'd love to hear.
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Thank you so much for watching this is Tom, the English Hipster, saying goodbye.