football firsts

First game you watched live?
I was a big Leeds United fan as a kid, so this would have been at Elland Road. It was against Manchester United in 1997 and Leeds managed to win 1-0. It was the game remembered for Roy Keane injuring his cruciate ligament. I would have only been seven at the time, but just remember the atmosphere and that smell of football, even as a kid that stays with you.
First football hero?
Easy one – David Batty. A Leeds United hero, he was the first player I really looked up at and thought I can do that. He wasn’t the flashiest midfielder, but he kne...