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I grew up in South London and my dad was a Spurs (from North London) fan, and the nearest club ground to where we lived was Crystal Palace. But I started following Chelsea (who are in West London near the river) just because I liked the part of London called Chelsea--I was 9 or 10 at the time. My dad used to take me to Spurs games, but when I was 15 or so I started going to Chelsea games with friends.
Here in LA, I often watch games with two friends from London, and one follows Crystal Palace and the other Charlton because they each grew up near those teams' grounds. But, interestingly, both of them follow Chelsea in the Premier & Champions Leagues because their teams aren't at that level, and they like to have a team to root for in those leagues.
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