Fantastic thread Capitao!
Tons of unforgettable moments that gives you the goose bumps. For me, as a huge football fan, 99% of them are from the Beautiful game. Some watching it on TV and some watching it live in some of the most legendary stadiums in the world.
The atmosphere inside the stadiums in South America and even more so in Brasil and Argentina is 2nd to none. Even the very hot atmospheres in the big European stadiums in comparison look like a boring thing. Had the pleasure of watching a few games at the Maracana in Rio and at la Bombonera in Buenos Aires. Watching Boca live a few times was THE highlight of my trip to BA a few years ago. Electrifying atmosphere like I'd never experienced before.
To anyone traveling to South America, even if you're not a footie fan, make yourself a favour and go watch football match live at the stadium. Even more so at a big stadium for a big club. You will be blown away like you can't imagine and you'll understand why football is called The Beautiful Game.
Capitao, that Flu-Boca game in the 1/2 final of Libertadores in 2007, I was in Rio at the time as it was during my 3 months in Brasil. After eliminating the Mighty Boca, Flu met in the final a team from Ecuador. I was in Rio at the time and only realized the game was there the day before the final as I had to fly back home. That's one of my biggest regrets so far not having watching such a huge final.
Watching a football match in SA is a big treat.
Watching a football match at the Maracana is an unforgettable experience.
But watching a major final between 2 great teams with one being a huge Rio team, is a one of a lifetime opportunity.
I have many, way too many moments that gave me incredible, super intense feelings. Some of the strongest emotional roller coasters I've experienced in my life have been watching major football games. Way too many to mention.
One of the most unforgettable moments I've witnessed in a football match was this:
Watching your favorite player take and score the winning penalty in the biggest club football game in the world, against an archi rival. I was in a bar in downtown Toronto for that match. The bar was full of Juventini fans and I was among the only 2-3 Milanisti there. When Sheva scored that final winning goal, I went boinkers! Jumped on the table and started dancing and screaming off the top of my lungs! The bar, was silent as a church as all the Juve fans were pissed royally. Incredible moment! Each time I see it, I get goosebumps even 11 years later!
Another match that I will never forget. 2nd round of the 2006 WC between France and Spain. This is the game that launched the WC for France in that tourney where they showed and proved beyond any doubt that they still had it in them to make some noise. And noises, boy did they make plenty from that point on! The below video is the goals with the comments from my favorite commentators, from the French radio RMC along with spanish commentary from Spanish radio. When
El Cavallero del Futbol, Zidane scores the 3rd goal, I went nuts nuts nuts! Goosebumps like rarely if ever before!
When people mention France-Brasil, the first thing that comes to mind is the 1998 WC final or the 2006 1/4 finals. However, for me, the one that comes to mind is the legendary 1986 1/4 finals in Mexico in what has been so far, the most entertaining, the most action packed match of football I've seen in my life to date. I remember, it was my very first world cup. I was only 5 years old watching the game at some relatives house. That match is how a perfect football match should be. That is non stop action from the first to the last kick of the ball. Where both teams are refusing to defend and going at each other non stop. The way a playground football match is but this is at the highest level, among 2 of the best teams in the world, packed with world class players. Giresse, Tigana, Fernandez, Platini on one side versus Socrates, Careca, Zico, Alemao on the other end. I believe FIFA named this the greatest world cup match ever rightfully.
Watching this guy, the most electrifying player I've seen, gave me goosebumps all the time. What a travesty that he never won the Ballon d'Or! Specially in 2002 where he was ahead and shoulders above all the rest.
The best for the last, the greatest, the most elegant, the most charismatic, the most complete, the very best in one word. El Maestro, El Caballero del Futbol, Le Maitre. Or simply and more humbly as he would want, Zizou. My idol!
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