Tuesday night, we went to the England V Montenegro football match. And by football, I mean soccer. The game was at Wembley, and even though there was no scoring it was still by far the most exciting sports experience of my life. The atmosphere was unlike anything I have ever witnessed, and UEFA is a dry venue, so you can not drink in the stadium, and people were getting kicked out for trying. When we arrived at the stadium and showed our tickets, the ushers asked us if we were England fans, and we said, not really, why? They told us we were sitting on the Montenegro side, and if we were England fans, they would have moved us. We got to sit in the heart of the Montenegro cheering section, which was awesome to experience, because it was real passion for a team. There was one annoying guy who was blowing a whistle that put a vuvuzuela to shame. But, fortunately for us, he tried drinking, so he was escorted out in a hurry. The game ended in a draw which was very disappointing, but it was still an amazing experience.
When we were headed back to the train station there was the biggest mob of people I have ever seen. The attendance was near 75,000, and it looked like every one of them wanted to get on the train.
The experience really made me wish America had a real passion for soccer, because it was better than any baseball game I have been to, and outside of the 700 level of Vet Stadium, there is no passion like I witnessed, at an NFL game.
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