Noemi Oberhauser was never a fan of soccer despite living in the country that invented it.

And she never had any intention of falling in love with the global game either, even after she toured a $1,550-a-month apartment in West London and marveled at the almost complete view of a Premier League stadium pitch from her window.

She simply thought it was “a cool place to live” and moved in.

“I was actively searching for that apartment and some of the flats were available,” Oberhauser said, referencing a block behind the stadium’s East Stand. “The view is amazing. I never watched football before I moved in. I was never interested in it. Now I’m a huge Brentford fan.”

Brentford FC are one of 6 clubs from London that play in the Premier League—England’s highest division of professional soccer

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