Jamie Monte and Rob Myers of Madison also were among those fortunate enough to get tickets. He normally has to stay up overnight to see a game in Italy.Ĭory Konter of Los Angeles said he'd seen a Giants bar a few blocks from Belushi's, but "it did not have a line like this." Army and stationed in Italy, is looking forward to seeing a Packers game when the sun is out. I'm an owner as well," Liam Parr said.ĭarrick McClaskey, who's in the U.S. "They have a very lovely story," he said.Ī group of friends from Newcastle, England, repeated the recurring theme of why they liked the Packers: "The fans being the owners. He looked up the team's history, discovered they were owned by the fans and committed to a long-term relationship. Sergio De Lara of Madrid, Spain, got hand-me-down football jerseys from his older brother, who was a San Francisco 49ers fan. Packers' legacy of public ownership attracts many I'd like to see Munich," his new friend chimed in. McGee also has a ticket to the game, but suggested next time they should play at Wembley Stadium, which is bigger. He chose to play as the Packers, then later his parents bought him an Aaron Rodgers jersey, and that sealed the deal. McGee became acquainted with the Packers about a dozen years ago when his older brother was playing the Madden NFL video game. I got in the queue, got a ticket and didn't care about the money." "I've been waiting 12 years to see the Packers," said Boshe-Plois, who became a fan after watching the Super Bowl in 2011. "I had to take the chance (on getting tickets). And anyway, Packers fans are only ever a "how you doin'?" away from an immediate lifelong friendship. RELATED: Green Bay Packers, in London for Sunday's NFL game, give Abbey Road photo their own spinīoshe-Plois said he was attracted by McGee's David Bakhtiari jersey. RELATED: Green Bay Packers fans from Wisconsin, to nobody's surprise, make London their own Bonding over a David Bakhtiari jerseyīenjamin McGee of Leeds, England, and Clas Boshe-Plois of Aachen, Germany, standing at a table in Belushi's basement bar, looked and talked for all the world like they'd been friends for most of their lives. "It was a dagger through the heart," Hardman said.Įuropeans also take their soccer seriously. Hardman is a Manchester United soccer fan, and the Packers hosted Manchester City in a soccer friendly in July at Lambeau Field. Despite his loyalty to the Packers, Hardman has a bone to pick with team president and CEO Mark Murphy.
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