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How did you become a fan of whatever club team you root for?
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:01 pm
I've said it before that as much as I try to get into soccer and the EPL seems to be the main road for most Americans. I understand why, broadcast in English, an elite league, and I imagine many can even trace some roots back to a specific region / city. With that said I just can't latch myself on to some English powerhouse and start actively rooting for them but what is your story behind your favorite club team?
I know there are some MLS supporters here as well as some supporters of teams from all across Europe so I just wanted to see how you guys got into it.
In an attempt to get into it I started following ADO Den Haag out of the Dutch League last year because The Hague is the only European city I've been it so it made sense. I had planed to see a friendly between them and Swansea when I was there but the schedule just didn't work out. It wasn't easy watching the games this past season as the games are in Dutch and I have to find them all online (plus the time difference), but I do admit I did enjoy watching what I could. They finished 9th out of 18 in the Eredivise which isn't awful considering they had a rough start and were in last about half way through. They only lost 1 game in the final 2 months or so and that was on the road to the Dutch powerhouse Ajax.
I'll probably follow them again this upcoming season but it really isn't the easiest thing to watch an average Dutch team.
eta: I always did think they had one of the better looking logos as well.
I know there are some MLS supporters here as well as some supporters of teams from all across Europe so I just wanted to see how you guys got into it.
In an attempt to get into it I started following ADO Den Haag out of the Dutch League last year because The Hague is the only European city I've been it so it made sense. I had planed to see a friendly between them and Swansea when I was there but the schedule just didn't work out. It wasn't easy watching the games this past season as the games are in Dutch and I have to find them all online (plus the time difference), but I do admit I did enjoy watching what I could. They finished 9th out of 18 in the Eredivise which isn't awful considering they had a rough start and were in last about half way through. They only lost 1 game in the final 2 months or so and that was on the road to the Dutch powerhouse Ajax.
I'll probably follow them again this upcoming season but it really isn't the easiest thing to watch an average Dutch team.
eta: I always did think they had one of the better looking logos as well.
This post was edited on 7/6/14 at 9:04 pm
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Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:08 pm to theGarnetWay
I picked Tottenham Hotspur because they weren't powerhouse, they had Defoe and Bale (players I liked), I liked their colors, I like London, and it's fun to say.
At this point, I probably follow them closer than any other team in any other sport.
I just picked my Bundesliga team this week. Going with VfL Wolfsburg. My mom's cousin (and maid of honor) is best friends with Kevin de Bruyne's mom. I love to watch him play. He also could be my brother. We look a lot alike. It's pretty cool that they are owned by the Volkswagen group too.
At this point, I probably follow them closer than any other team in any other sport.
I just picked my Bundesliga team this week. Going with VfL Wolfsburg. My mom's cousin (and maid of honor) is best friends with Kevin de Bruyne's mom. I love to watch him play. He also could be my brother. We look a lot alike. It's pretty cool that they are owned by the Volkswagen group too.
This post was edited on 7/6/14 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:10 pm to theGarnetWay
By the way, putting all of that effort into watching the Dutch league is kind of pointless. Quality really isn't much better than the MLS.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:15 pm to SwaggerCopter
I originally picked Arsenal and AC Milan in the early 2000s because they had my two favorite players - Thierry Henry and Shevchenko. I later dropped Milan after Shevchenko and Kaka departed and I realized what a scumbag Berlusconi was.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:18 pm to theGarnetWay
Born and raised a Boca fan.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:24 pm to theGarnetWay
Didn't start really following club soccer until Champions League 2003, but I chose my club allegiance based on Michael Owen's and Zinedine Zidane's performance in World Cup 1998. I dropped Real Madrid after reading about their connections with the Franco regime. I wasn't really comfortable with supporting a team with those associations.
This post was edited on 7/6/14 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:26 pm to theGarnetWay
asked this site who i should pick
jerks jumped in.
no regrets
#GoStoke
jerks jumped in.
no regrets
#GoStoke
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:26 pm to theGarnetWay
Arsenal - followed the French national team in 2006. First time in Europe and happened to be in France for the World Cup and it was awesome. Loved Zidane, Henry, Vieira, etc. Zidane retired so I picked Arsenal, since they had several of the players that I was already a huge fan of. Learned a bit more about the club (French manager, cool style of play, etc) and became a fan. Somewhere in between they were my automatic FIFA team, so that helped for sure.
Marseille - lived there. Have several jerseys but I don't really fall the team as much as Arsenal.
Marseille - lived there. Have several jerseys but I don't really fall the team as much as Arsenal.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:32 pm to SwaggerCopter
Not sure if this is an accurate measure or not but I know the majority of the current Dutch national team roster plays in the Eredivise.
With that said I remember hearing during the Netherlands-Spain game that the Dutch are filled with a bunch of young players so maybe as they start to develop they'll be picked off by the more elite leagues of Europe?
With that said I remember hearing during the Netherlands-Spain game that the Dutch are filled with a bunch of young players so maybe as they start to develop they'll be picked off by the more elite leagues of Europe?
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:35 pm to SwaggerCopter
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SwaggerCopter
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We look a lot alike.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:37 pm to theGarnetWay
Sneijder plays for Galatasaray.
Robben plays for Bayern.
RVP plays for United, and was at Arsenal before.
Kuyt, like Sneijder, plays in Turkey, but he spent his best days at Liverpool. I think he was in Eredivise before that though.
De Jong, De Guzman, and Huntelaar also play abroad.
But yes, I think their young talent will be poached by Bundesliga and the Premier League.
Robben plays for Bayern.
RVP plays for United, and was at Arsenal before.
Kuyt, like Sneijder, plays in Turkey, but he spent his best days at Liverpool. I think he was in Eredivise before that though.
De Jong, De Guzman, and Huntelaar also play abroad.
But yes, I think their young talent will be poached by Bundesliga and the Premier League.
This post was edited on 7/6/14 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:38 pm to hendersonshands
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hendersonshands
If you want to know exactly what I look like, just imagine that De Bruyne and Jim Carrey had a baby.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:44 pm to theGarnetWay
i just liked watching games, but fernando torres became my favorite player. so i followed him to chelsea, got really into the club, learned the history, and now feel sad everytime he plays.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:45 pm to SwaggerCopter
I think de Bruyne looks like Prince Harry.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:49 pm to NOTORlOUSD
De bruyne looks like the shermanator
I followed leeds becauese they were full of young talented players
I followed leeds becauese they were full of young talented players
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:50 pm to theGarnetWay
Dortmund b/c that's who was on TV when my kid needed to pick one for his club "homework." I then came to see that BVB is a lot like LSU. Cool coach, famously rabid fan base, and a notorious home atmosphere. They also pick out great talent out of the ether... before selling them to Bayern. 
Posted on 7/6/14 at 9:51 pm to SwaggerCopter
I picked Arsenal back in 2005. They had won the BPL in 2004 while not losing a game, and had just won the FA Cup. I picked them because I wanted a team near the top, so they'd be on Fox Soccer Channel enough, and I wasn't gonna pick Man U because it felt like picking the Yankees, and didn't pick Chelsea because I had 2 guys in my office that were huge Chelsea fans and I didn't want to fall in line with them. Arsenal also had Henry and previously had Bergkamp, so they were the choice.
Seemed like a side that would always be hoisting trophies, but the 2014 FA Cup is actually the first trophy that Arsenal won since I started supporting them!
But I still enjoy their style of play, and have great hope that they will start to spend a little more now that The Emirates Stadium is paid for.
Seemed like a side that would always be hoisting trophies, but the 2014 FA Cup is actually the first trophy that Arsenal won since I started supporting them!
But I still enjoy their style of play, and have great hope that they will start to spend a little more now that The Emirates Stadium is paid for.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 10:31 pm to Tiger Phil
I was watching some Oasis concert on TV and they started the "who the frick are man united?". They were drunk as hell, playing live in front of a shite load of people, and looked to be having fun. So I went with City.
Plus lot of my friends liked Chelsea and ManU. I liked being different
Plus lot of my friends liked Chelsea and ManU. I liked being different
Posted on 7/6/14 at 10:48 pm to Tiger Phil
In the early to mid 90's I was mostly watching La Liga and the Bundesliga as they were on TV more (Fox Sports Americas). The EPL and Eredivisie were harder to catch as they were on Prime sports. I remember on Prime they would show commercials during games; sucked arse.
Never really picked a team until I was watching a Merseyside Derby and Robbie Fowler started snorting the 6 yard box after he scored. It was a big frick you to fans blasting him about rumored cocaine use. Became a Liverpool fan and it seemed like a natural choice as I never cared for Man U. Cantona was an arrogant prick and Sir red face complaining all the time didn't help matters either.
Never really picked a team until I was watching a Merseyside Derby and Robbie Fowler started snorting the 6 yard box after he scored. It was a big frick you to fans blasting him about rumored cocaine use. Became a Liverpool fan and it seemed like a natural choice as I never cared for Man U. Cantona was an arrogant prick and Sir red face complaining all the time didn't help matters either.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 10:53 pm to SoulGlo
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They also pick out great talent out of the ether... before selling them to Bayern
Is this kind of like how you let all your talent go to alabama now?
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