Your Upper 90 Studios staff had the privilege of attending the football match between the MLS All-Stars and Manchester United this past July 27, 2011, at Red Bull Arena in NJ!
We got 4th-row seats in section 107 behind the MLS All-Star bench, and we had a great time on a night with great atmosphere!
United brought all its stars, though Chicharito was not fit to play (I believe he had been struck in the head in training earlier in the week and there were concerns about his well-being at the time). On the MLS All Stars side, all but one very important omission: Landon Donovan, the face of US Soccer. A bit disappointing, but the game went on to provide us with some great entertainment.
A couple of take-aways from this match:
- The Red Bull fans are loud! They provided us with some great entertainment – we were delightfully surprised!
- Growing up in Lisbon, Portugal, we were regulars at Benfica home games. Watching Manchester United in person just highlighted for us how impressive these modern players are – everything was magnified in person (vs what you see on television)! Berbatov is tall, and strong; Rooney is the hardest-working forward in the business; Phil Jones is deceptively fast! David Beckham was in another class as compared to some of the other MLS All-Stars; Henry, however, was disappointing.
Without further ado, here are some of the pics we took. Just click the image below for the slideshow! Enjoy!
