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Soul of soccer survives in Florida
One of the most appealing aspects of football is that, unlike with most sports, you can find the passion of the game in almost every corner of the world, often hidden away in the most unlikely places.
What separates football from, say Formula One or tennis, is that even at the lower levels of the game you can still get the buzz of being a fan even without the top stars or the fully-serviced facilities.
On Saturday, after a long wait, I got my fix again watching Miami FC.
I followed the Diplomats when I lived in N. Virgina, and I was was there for the beginning of MLS with the Metrostars when I lived in NYC. I followed that club for 12 years into it’s Red Bull present. There were more downs than ups over those years, including less than 3000 in Giants Stadium to see an Open Cup final with Chicago. We lost.
I moved to Florida a year ago, and it is great to be back in the stands to watch Miami play at Lockhart. I used to watch Metro play Fusion back in the day, and I envied the team that got to play in Lockhart. Now I can be in that stadium to see good teams play, up close and personal. Vamos Miami!