The only big thing this week was going to see an England football/soccer game! England's national team (England United) qualified for the World Cup, and played Egypt last week as a "friendly" match, or warm-up game. AIU provided us with student tickets to the game for a good price, so I took the chance to see the national team play.
A few interesting facts:
- Wembley Stadium is the world's tallest stadium because of the giant structural arch going over the top. This can be seen from all over the city.
- Wembley Stadium holds over 100,000 people. There were 80,600 people in attendance during England vs. Egypt, making it my largest stadium experience ever. Bigger than the U2 concert, but not as big as the Inauguration!
- England United's colors are red and white, the same colors as the English flag. The Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). The English flag is white with a large red cross.
We had GREAT seats for the game, facing close to the middle of the field, but there's hardly a bad seat in the stadium. I was lucky that my seat was in the second row back from the balcony, so I had a nearly unobstructed view of the entire field. The game went well, and England won 3-1 (which was expected). However, it took nearly the same amount of time to get back from the game as it did to watch the match! This was because of the Looooong lines to get into the tube station. The good thing was - as we were CLEARLY Americans from our accents - lots of people asked us where we were from, how we liked the game, etc. Everyone was very friendly!
So that was my English soccer experience. While it wasn't a terribly exciting game (Beckham didn't even play!) it was still fun to go!
Well, off to write more papers. I'm so excited for Spring Break! Click below to see pictures from the game:
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