Football Firsts: Coventry City forward Matt Godden talks us through his football memories…

First game you watched live?
I’m an Arsenal fan, and the first game I went to was at Highbury against Southampton, probably either in the late 1990s or early 2000s. I went with my dad and though Highbury wasn’t a huge stadium, I remember thinking it was massive. Walking out into the stand is something that I’ll never forget. It was the era of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira, and it was very special to be able to watch them play.
First football hero?
That was definitely Thierry Henry. When I was really young I had pictures of Ian Wright on my wall, but then Henry took ove...

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