Memories of visiting your favourite sports stadium for the first time 7 Articles

by Patrick Sills

On a clear day, the rounded columns of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin can be seen from a distance of several miles in just about any direction. If you were born and raised in Wisconsin or have simply adopted the sta...read more

by Richard Wrighton

Two days ago I received confirmation from the Football Association that I could buy tickets to see England play Israel in the European Qualifying group. Nine other family and friends also received similar confirmation. The...read more

by Stephanie Stuart

It was July 2007. It was a hot, muggy, scorching Florida day. We would stand in that heat for the next 12-14 hours, with over 150,000 of our closest friends. The event itself wouldn't even begin until 7:30 that night. I di...read more

by Kevin Guthrie

Mention the name Central Park and most people will immediately think of New York with its wide open space that offers a retreat from city life. There is, however, another Central Park, not nearly as picturesque, but extrem...read more

by Timothy Mc Williams

The stadium would actually house me for a day. The weather was warm and sunny as the plane touched down at Charles De Gaulle airport and I gathered bags and headed for a previously booked hotel room. It was July and this w...read more

by Dyan Bailey

Last year, I went to my Mecca, my Jerusalem. I went, for the first time, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY, for the US Open. My parents live in upstate NY and my best friend lives in Brooklyn. ...read more

by Suzy Winchester

Growing up in the big city there aren't many patches of grass. In fact, playing baseball or softball didn't require grass or even dirt. The only thing you needed was a bat and a little imagination. The garbage can top ...read more