Boca Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina — home of the legendary Boca Juniors
Read MoreLet’s continue with the best live sporting events we’ve seen.
Yesterday, in Part I (READ HERE), I featured several games I attended from 1969 through 1979. Today, I’ll look back on sporting events from 1980 to the present which I saw in person.
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“23 August Stadium” in central Bucharest (Romania), site of the bitter annual soccer grudge match between rivals FC Dinamo Bucuresti and Steaua Bucuresti — photo from 1990
Read MoreWhat’s the most memorable sporting event you’ve ever attended?
I don’t attend many games in person these days. That’s because I’d rather watch the action on television. Ticket prices have become so ridiculously expensive, along with parking and concessions, that I’m no longer interested in spending hundreds of dollars while fighting crowds and blowing an entire day getting to and from the ballgame. Besides, there are no betting windows at stadiums.
That said, I have attended some really interesting games, although most of the sporting events that I’ve seen took place many years ago.
Listed chronologically, here’s a look back on some of the most exciting games and sporting contests I’ve seen in person. Today’s list is from 1969 up through 1979. Part 2 will include memories from 1980 to the present:
Read MoreGod: “Prayers in hospitals? Okay, I get that — not that I listen much. Way too depressing. But prayers in the Superdome? It’s enough to drive me bat-shit bonkers. Sort of like living next to the train tracks, the noise and vibration never stop.”
The infamous 1973 World Cup qualifying match between Chile and the (absent) Soviet Union, held at National Stadium in Santiago, shortly after the brutal military coup led by Pinochet.
Read MoreThe 2014 World Cup starts this week. Here’s something to think about when we watch athletes from nations with distasteful governments.
Read MoreIt’s beyond deplorable that in the year 2014, a person’s sexual orientation still makes the news. One would think we’re past such issues.
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