Sandy's soccer-watching experience:

1) On TV

International Tournaments:

There are not many TV programmes which can attract the attention of all my family members (luckily, we seldom dispute over the channels, thanks to the creation of video recorders and the dullness of TV programmes) and World Cup is one of those which would lure us to the sofa in front of the TV. All the people in Hong Kong are so obsessed with the World Cup -  thanks to the mass media - that you'll feel isolated among your friends and colleagues if you haven't watched the match the night before. The time difference between Hong Kong and the host countries means we had to stay up overnight in the last few World Cups (Well, maybe the fact that the World Cup 2002 will be held in Japan and South Korea is beneficial to us in this respect?).

World Cup 98

It's till fresh in my memory and the following matches are the most unforgettable for me:

a) England vs. Argentina (group stage, World Cup 98 - on 30th June, 98)

This is one of the few matches which I watched overnight (it kicked off at around 2:30 a.m.), and which was very exciting. Each team scored a goal in turn. A penalty goal by Argentine, then by England; a brilliant goal from Michael Owen, followed by a direct free kick by Argentine. My heart beat very fast when I watched the game. The result was - I guess those England supporters would never forget it - 2-2 and England couldn't go further by losing in the penalty shoot-out... And I couldn't sleep (of course, as I had to go to work the next morning)...

b) Brazil vs. France (the final, on 12th July, 98)

c) Holland vs. Argentina (the semi-final)

World Cup 94

Few memories. At the time I didn't pay much attention to any football match.

World Cup 90

At that time I always watched those games with my dad and my elder brother and this was my excuse for having done badly in my Maths exam. Germany, Italy, Argentina and Brazil were the teams I could remember at the time. And Maradona...

Euro 2000 (impressive matches)

a) England vs. Germany 

a) England vs. Portugal 

a) Italy vs. France 

a) Italy vs. Holland 

Domestic Tournaments

UEFA Champions League - Manutd vs. Bayern Munich in May 1999

English Premier League

English FA Cup - Manutd vs. Arsenal in 1999/2000 season 

Italy Serie A

2) On TV (UK)

3) On the radio (UK)

4) In the pub (UK) 

England vs. Germany (in Wembley) (World Cup 2002 qualifier held on 7th October 2000)

5) In the flesh (UK) 

Liverpool vs. Leeds United at Anfield Road Stadium on 13th October, 2001

Manchester vs. Liverpool at Old Trafford Stadium on 22nd Jan, 2002

It was last updated on 15th Feb, 2002.

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