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By: Roberto Sucuqui
Student Number: 250531055

Arsenal (Soccer) Obsession

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This is exactly how I feel
Arsenal Football Club has been around for 126 years now and I have only been around for 22 years but the effect that the club has had on me for the last 9 years is surreal. I remember the English Premier League was always on TV when I was younger and I would always occasionally watch a game if I was up. My admiration of Arsenal first began after watching them play, specifically Thierry Henry. He was the real deal and I always tried to play and do everything like him. I wore my socks and shorts like he did, walked on the field like he did and I even wore the number 14 when I was younger.    



Thierry Henry: The Legend
Over the years, the team has become more and more part of my life to the point where I actually stress and get anxious if I'm missing a game. People usually like to sleep in on the weekend, but I’m waking up around 7:30 AM and watching soccer until 2:00 PM on a regular basis. I look forward to every weekend because of this. The results have a big impact on my mood and will dictate how the rest of my day will go. I have become obsessed with the team and sport and the obsession is just getting larger as I get older probably because I don't play as much as I used to. So the next phase in my obsession is to watch a game at the Emirates Stadium which is their home field. I have wanted to go watch a live Arsenal game for years now and I even told myself that I would move permanently to London just so I could watch every Arsenal game live. Then I realized that it rains a lot and I just wouldn't be able to handle a lot of rain. If it wasn't for the rain and high cost of living, I would move to London in a heartbeat.   I think what attracts me the most to the games, at least in England, is the excitement and passion by the crowds. The songs they sing and the banter between the fans. I have really fallen in love with that aspect of the sport and I even find myself singing on my couch, but I think I would rather sing at the Emirates with 60,000 other people that feel the same way about Arsenal as I do. There's so much more to the game than kicking the ball that is also overlooked. I really enjoy the tactical and mental aspect of the game as well. Soccer truly is an art and it gives you a sense of belonging and togetherness whether you're you with your own team or a bunch of strangers singing as loud as they can.


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