My Journey to Stamford Bridge, Home of Chelsea Football Club

I've supported Chelsea Football Club for ten years now, and it's been a decade long dream to watch them play a game in Stamford Bridge.
During my winter break, I flew from Florida to New York City for ten days before flying off to London for my dream to come true.

I first visited Stamford Bridge on the 30th of December 2011, just to have a look around and to purchase some items from the Chelsea megastore.

And then, the very next day, on the 31st of December 2011, my decade long dream finally came true. I watched Chelsea Football Club play a Premier League match against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
John Terry played his 400th game as captain of Chelsea Football Club while Dider Drogba scored his 150th goal for the club during this game.

Then, on the 1st of January 2012, I started the new year by going for a stadium and museum tour at Stamford Bridge, and I got the glimpse of the players' dressing room, the press room and I managed to sit on the bench that the Chelsea staff members sit on.

A child's greatest dream came true 10 years after he first started dreaming about it.

Audio:
"First Breath After Coma" by Explosions in the Sky
"Festival" by Sigur Rós

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• Chelsea F.C.
• Stamford Bridge
• Chelsea Football Club
• Dream
• Premier League
• Football
• Soccer
• London
• England
• United Kingdom
• Association Football
• Champions
• The Blues
• Florida
• New York City
• Malaysia

[akmalross]

I'm from Malaysia and I was dreaming the same too. I hope I can get there one day :'(

[uselessz007]

@akmalross It'll surely happen someday man!

[flipadonkey]

been a chelsea fan 15 years only 17 years old and i miss being a season ticket holder :( Matthew Harding lower <3

[uselessz007]

@flipadonkey Nice! Go become one again man!

[NdSAMu]

damn this is gold! Watching them play against Man utd next week for the first time ever at the bridge. This has pumped me up even more

[uselessz007]

@NdSAMu nice! you're gonna have a great time man!

[MrSkiller31]

Nice :)

[uselessz007]

@priosho I got it when I met and greeted them when they went over to Malaysia for their Asia Tour last year mate.

[uselessz007]

@palmpoo007 don't worry man, some day it'll happen.

[priosho]

I'm soooo jealous. Just out of curiosity, mate, how did you get ALL the players at the same time?

I mean, only two or three players usually come to the Megastore to sign the jerseys like every once every three months or something, or so I've heard.