Above, is the greatest goal I think I have ever seen in person. David Beckham in his prime with a brilliant chip on my trip to Upton Park in 2002.
So, for no other reason, I recently pulled that game out and posted it up for you. And, while I am at it, here are the 16 matches I have seen in the United Kingdom to date.
The Results from my 6 Road Trips to England:
Deportivo 2, Arsenal 0 3/12/2002 - Champions League - Highbury
Manchester United 5, West Ham 3 3/16/2002 - Upton Park
Arsenal 2, Charlton 1 2/28/2004 - Highbury
Newcastle 1, Portsmouth 1 2/29/2004 - Fratton Park
2007 Trip Recap Blog Here
Manchester United 1, Liverpool 0 3/3/07 - Anfield
Blackburn 2, Bolton 1 3/4/07 - Reebok Stadium
Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0 4/10/10 - FA Cup Semifinal - Wembley
Liverpool 0, Fulham 0 4/11/10 - Anfield
2012 Trip Recap Blog Here
Southend 3, Barnet 0 4/20/12 - Roots Hall
Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0 4/21/12 - Emirates
Queens Park Rangers 1, Tottenham 0 4/21/12 - Loftus Road
Manchester United 4, Everton 4 4/22/12 - Old Trafford
2014 Trip Recap Blog Here
Millwall 1, Bournemouth 0 5/3/14 - The Den
Arsenal 1, West Bromwich 0 5/4/14 - The Emirates
Chelsea 0, Norwich City 0 5/4/14 - Stamford Bridge
Crystal Palace 3, Liverpool 3 5/5/14 - Selhurst Park
Below is my view from that amazing night.
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I imagine it would have to be a really boring day at your job to find this interesting, but that is why I named this post like I did. In fact, I was just looking through my ticket stubs the other day and was reminded of the day in February of 2004 when I had a chance to see Arsenal in person (with Spike Lee and the picture I took below)
Various other video items from these matches:
2 comments:
Thanks for posting that goal. Not only was is a perfect chip shot, he one-touched the pass! The man was great, no doubt.
My how uniforms have changed in the last 10 years. You wouldn't find a player who wanted to be seen a jersey like the one in the Beckham video. But this change has also kept me from buying authentic team soccer jerseys because sadly, they don't look right on an out of shape former soccer player
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