Just came back from Emirates Stadium (for those of you who don't know, it's the home ground of Arsenal). A very nice and modern looking stadium, unlike the ones in Singapore, mostly made of concrete.

The football atmosphere was so refreshing, with a surprising number of people buying team merchandise. The amount of dedication can be felt or at least seen with the number of people exiting the store with plastic bags with the Arsenal shield imprinted on it and the spots of red and white amongst the dark coloured winter coats as the people streamed in. We arrived three hours before the match and the number of people there was already a considerable number. The security hauled in for the event, given the nature of the match was 'wow' too. Policemen in their classic bobby hats and reflective yellow vests walked around together with the equestrian police as they dotted around the exterior of the stadium. Some of them even trotted around the stadium on their horses.

Sadly the gunners disappointed in the end.