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Why Did You Start Following Your Favorite Club?
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:39 am
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:39 am
We have some new posters and I'm always interested in hearing how Americans started following the European game (or any other continent, really). People's reasons for following a club are wide-ranging.
State your favorite club and tell us why you started following them.
State your favorite club and tell us why you started following them.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:42 am to WarSlamEagle
Chelsea FC - 2002.
I liked them in FIFA 03 (J.F. Hasselbaink and Zola FTW) and it just carried on from there.
I liked them in FIFA 03 (J.F. Hasselbaink and Zola FTW) and it just carried on from there.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:44 am to WarSlamEagle
Arsenal - 2010
I followed the EPL in 2009 and decided I needed to pick a team to fully get into it. I settled on Arsenal for basically 3 reasons, in this order:
1. Arsenal is a cool name for a team.
2. The only people I knew in person that followed the EPL were Arsenal fans.
3. The fluid way they play.
I followed the EPL in 2009 and decided I needed to pick a team to fully get into it. I settled on Arsenal for basically 3 reasons, in this order:
1. Arsenal is a cool name for a team.
2. The only people I knew in person that followed the EPL were Arsenal fans.
3. The fluid way they play.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:44 am to Billy Mays
Chelsea FC - 2004. Played right back in high school, john terry was my favorite player for england, so I followed his club. (not his morals)
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:45 am to WarSlamEagle
Man U - my son went to MUSS (Man Utd Soccer Schools) a couple summers ago... basically a live-in soccer camp. He loved it and everyone involved became fans (especially after stadium and facilities tour).
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:48 am to WarSlamEagle
I started watching Manchester United about ten years ago, when I was the only soccertard in my rural AL town. (We had a rec league for people who didn't play American Football, and I was the only one who took it seriously. I looked like Messi.) Back then, United was one of the few teams that was always on TV. Plus, they were ridiculous to play with on FIFA. Ten-year-old me liked their kits, the fact that they were on TV the most, and their greatness on a video game. Yeah, shallow, but I was a kid.
I followed all the games I couldn't watch on Man U's team website. I subscribed to a kid's soccer magazine that always seemed to have a United pull-out poster. I also found it strangely cool that I shared a last name with the team's manager. (I still think that SAF is a distant relative.)
Over the last decade, a lot of people have asked me if I would ever change my club loyalty...grow out of my childhood choice and pick a club that wasn't so dominant. As a United fan in America, most people think you're an idiot bandwagoner that only picked the club because they win a good bit.
But I'm hooked. I've invested too much time into this club and fought enough haters to turn my back. I love United's style of play and the talent that SAF assembles year in and year out. They're just an exciting team to follow.
I followed all the games I couldn't watch on Man U's team website. I subscribed to a kid's soccer magazine that always seemed to have a United pull-out poster. I also found it strangely cool that I shared a last name with the team's manager. (I still think that SAF is a distant relative.)
Over the last decade, a lot of people have asked me if I would ever change my club loyalty...grow out of my childhood choice and pick a club that wasn't so dominant. As a United fan in America, most people think you're an idiot bandwagoner that only picked the club because they win a good bit.
But I'm hooked. I've invested too much time into this club and fought enough haters to turn my back. I love United's style of play and the talent that SAF assembles year in and year out. They're just an exciting team to follow.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:51 am to olddawg26
FC Bayern München
-Family ties to Bavaria.
I always try to find teams that I actually have some sort of ancestral tie to. I guess that's why I haven't been able to pick an EPL team to this day...I've been following for 8 years now.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:51 am to WarSlamEagle
I don't know who I like in the premier league. I like aspects of Chelsea, Tottenham (they used to have Wilson Palacios my fellow countryman), Arsenal, and Citeh (but only cuz Swagotelli was there).
I do have somewhat of a loyalty to Barca though. All because of Messiah.
I honestly just love the game, and just want to watch great matches. If I did have to choose though, it would be Arsenal cuz I love Walcott and Arsene's style of play. Just frustrating how he doesn't open up his pockets more.
I do have somewhat of a loyalty to Barca though. All because of Messiah.
I honestly just love the game, and just want to watch great matches. If I did have to choose though, it would be Arsenal cuz I love Walcott and Arsene's style of play. Just frustrating how he doesn't open up his pockets more.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:54 am to WarSlamEagle
Originally, it was down to my liking Michael owen in '98 WC. Some time passed, but every now and then I'd check on him and he was at LFC. When I really started paying attention a few years later, Owen was on his way out and Gerrard was the big name at the club... So that along with reading up on their history and realizing they were the biggest club in England domestically and in Europe, sealed it... They have been a roller coaster team to follow... but I don't know if I could be any more attached if I grew up on Merseyside...
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 11:55 am
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:54 am to Bottom9
quote:Agreed. If I must choose one I go with ManU but I really like watching Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc. Ive also gotten to know the smaller clubs as well and they have some great players and fans also.
I honestly just love the game, and just want to watch great matches.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:57 am to WarSlamEagle
Chelsea- 2011.
Never followed soccer growing up since I was so terrible. However after my baseball days were over I needed a new sport. I started watching some games on tv once I got fox soccer and loved watching them more than other sports (probably due to lack of commercials). My friend from Northern Ireland whom I visited in 2008 was a Chelsea fan so I had a slight fondness with them. Started Fifa games and watching champions league and became hooked to CFC.
Never followed soccer growing up since I was so terrible. However after my baseball days were over I needed a new sport. I started watching some games on tv once I got fox soccer and loved watching them more than other sports (probably due to lack of commercials). My friend from Northern Ireland whom I visited in 2008 was a Chelsea fan so I had a slight fondness with them. Started Fifa games and watching champions league and became hooked to CFC.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:00 pm to Bottom9
I wanted to pick a team in London, so that they would be easy to see on a vacation.
I didn't want a team always in danger of relegation but I didn't want to pick a team always on top and be a bandwagoner.
I started by trying to follow Fulham but they were unbelievably boring to watch.
So chosing Tottenham 2-3 years ago just made sense.
I didn't want a team always in danger of relegation but I didn't want to pick a team always on top and be a bandwagoner.
I started by trying to follow Fulham but they were unbelievably boring to watch.
So chosing Tottenham 2-3 years ago just made sense.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:05 pm to WarSlamEagle
Newcastle United - Summer 2010
Two main reasons:
1. I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and I read an article back around that time that compared NFL teams to EPL clubs, and it mentioned how NUFC fans were as passionate as Steelers fans.
2. I had been following the EPL for awhile without a club, so I needed to pick one. I figured why not root for the down-and-out recently promoted club trying to prove something.
and Barcelona - 2007ish
Thierry Henry and Messi.
Two main reasons:
1. I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and I read an article back around that time that compared NFL teams to EPL clubs, and it mentioned how NUFC fans were as passionate as Steelers fans.
2. I had been following the EPL for awhile without a club, so I needed to pick one. I figured why not root for the down-and-out recently promoted club trying to prove something.
and Barcelona - 2007ish
Thierry Henry and Messi.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:37 pm to LSUgators
Michael Owen from 98 World Cup though it wasn't until 2003 that I started following any club team.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:40 pm to WarSlamEagle
FC Porto (Since I was born)- my Dad had season tickets for 10 years and my Grandparents lived about 300 yards from the Estadio do Dragao from when I was 2 to when I was 26
ETA: know the stadium was opened in 2003-2004, my grandparents lived in the same house for 50 years and it ended up being right next to where the stadium was built, when I was growing up we went to games at the old stadium
ETA: know the stadium was opened in 2003-2004, my grandparents lived in the same house for 50 years and it ended up being right next to where the stadium was built, when I was growing up we went to games at the old stadium
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:40 pm to LSUgators
West Ham United Football Club--2008ish. Went through a selection process and chose them because of they weren't a top 4 team and I had a friend who liked them and talked about them alot.
Barcelona--2010 or so. Watching Barcelona play allowed me to really see the game in a different way. The give and go along with precision passing along with the greatness of Messi sold me on them.
Barcelona--2010 or so. Watching Barcelona play allowed me to really see the game in a different way. The give and go along with precision passing along with the greatness of Messi sold me on them.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:03 pm to WarSlamEagle
I marginally watched WC in 2006. My interest in soccer truly started in 2010 WC. I actually thought "Chelsea Arsenal" was a club at that point.
I got FSC last year and followed EPL a decent amount but wasn't sure what club to follow. I just knew I wanted to figure out a club that would be competitive for UCL. Most of the top flight teams didn't click with me for a variety of reasons. But I kind of took interest in Arsenal which has a cool name and a lot of history. Once I started watching at the end of last year, I realized how attractive their brand of football is to watch.
I'm actually interested in finding teams from other leagues to watch based on my lineage. From what I can tell, I should research Aberdeen, Hearts, and possibly a couple of French and German clubs.
I got FSC last year and followed EPL a decent amount but wasn't sure what club to follow. I just knew I wanted to figure out a club that would be competitive for UCL. Most of the top flight teams didn't click with me for a variety of reasons. But I kind of took interest in Arsenal which has a cool name and a lot of history. Once I started watching at the end of last year, I realized how attractive their brand of football is to watch.
I'm actually interested in finding teams from other leagues to watch based on my lineage. From what I can tell, I should research Aberdeen, Hearts, and possibly a couple of French and German clubs.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:07 pm to WarSlamEagle
Real Madrid – My granparents are from Spain. My grandpa always loved them but I never really followed in much detail until high school when Luis Figo and the Galacticos era. Hala Madrid!
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:35 pm to DEANintheYAY
When I was a kid I was obsessed with LSU football. I love the tradition and the fan base's reputation as loud, raucous, obnoxious, and loyal (this was before Saban and the negatigers). Night games is Tiger Stadium were world famous, just as European nights at Anfield. I wanted to choose my EPL team based on the same type of qualities and Liverpool's fans jumped out at me after I started watching games. Couple that with my family heritage/location and the fact that Liverpool won the treble in '01, my decision was made.
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