Once a Gooner, Always a Gooner
Where should I start? The club of my dreams, the Arsenal Football Club, has given me tremendous joys and unforgettable pains since I started following it. But that's what the life of a football fan is. Your team scores a goal, and you are up on your feet celebrating like you scored it yourself. When your team loses, every day until the next match feels like the main character of a series has died, and there is no hope left. You feel every emotion—joy, anger, ecstasy, thrill, sadness, and everything in between. So, I’ll start with myself. I fell in love with Arsenal FC, not because of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, or their invincible season, but because of the values and style of play this club has embodied. No aimless long passes, no crosses into the box without intent, no desperate measures. Arsenal believes in football as an art form—fluid passing, technical brilliance, and an unwavering commitment to beautiful football. They make superstars; they don’t just buy them. It wasn’t...