My Top 5 Favorite Moments as a Soccer Fan

I have been playing soccer since the age of 5; I have been a die hard fan of the sport since age 9. I support Liverpool, all thanks to a hat given to me as a gift from my cousin when I was a boy. Playing soccer has left me with a few emotional highs and lows, however nothing compares to the highs and lows of being a supporter of the most beautiful game on the planet. I would like to share with you my top 5 most memorable moments as an unbiased soccer fan.

5. World Cup '94- Hosted in the United States, World Cup '94 was my first true exposure to professional soccer, I've been hooked since this tournament. The final was held the same day as my 9th birthday, while everyone was outside eating food and playing games (for my birthday party!), I was inside, alone, watching Brazil beat Italy in Penalties. 

4. My First MLS Match- Major League Soccer began play in the spring of 1996, that is when I attended my first match, which was also my first professional match. The New England Revolution beat D.C. United in a shoot out, on a cold, rainy April day in Foxboro, Ma. It was an amazing experience to see in person; the atmosphere, the fluidity in play.

3. Chelsea's 2012 Champions League Victory- Yes, I am a Liverpool Supporter, but Chelsea's 2012 Champions League run was amazing and was hard not to root for. 

2. Liverpool's 2005 Champions League  Victory- That night in Istanbul. Liverpool were down 3 nil to AC Milan at halftime and came back to win in penalties. Not only one of my most fond soccer memories as a fan, but one of the best nights of my life. 

1. Singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" at Fenway- Liverpool had a pre-season tour of the United States during the summer of 2012, one of their stops was at Fenway Park in Boston. Singing "You'll Never Walk Alone", the anthem of Liverpool Football Club, with 40,000 Liverpool supporters is a moment I will never forget and is hands down my greatest soccer memory of all time. Hopefully, one day I will get to sing at Anfield. 

My wife, Jordan, and me at Fenway Park for Liverpool v. AS Roma, July 2012

Liverpool v. AC Milan Champions League Final 2005