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# 50 • DECEMBER 28 , 2014
When we walked up the stairs
and gazed upon the field for
the first time, I remember that
my heart was racing and I was
awestruck as I saw the thousands of fans anxiously awaiting the start of the match. I
could not believe that I was at
the Stadio Olimpico. With the
stadium able to seat 72,000
people, the amount of Roma
supporters was mind-blowing
to me. I have never seen that
many supporters for a single
sports team in my life!
Shortly after we got to our
seats, the fans began singing
“Roma, Roma, Roma”, the
song that is sung before every
game. The sound of thousands of voices singing that
song was very moving and the
amount of pride that people
take in this team was eye ope-
# 50 • DECEMBER 28 , 2014
ning to me. Also, hearing the
names of the players shouted
by the crowd was very powerful and for the Manchester
City fans, I can imagine it was
quite intimidating.
While it’s true that some fans
can get wild at these events, I
think the crowd and the a F