{"id":431791,"date":"2011-05-28T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/28\/tens-of-thousands-of-fans-descend-on-wembley-stadium-for-champions-league-final\/"},"modified":"2011-05-28T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T16:21:00","slug":"tens-of-thousands-of-fans-descend-on-wembley-stadium-for-champions-league-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/28\/tens-of-thousands-of-fans-descend-on-wembley-stadium-for-champions-league-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Tens of thousands of fans descend on Wembley Stadium for Champions League final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Barney Cullum<\/h3>\n<h4>28 May 2011 17:21:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"83.3916515426\">\n<div readability=\"14.4\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Champions League Final - Table Football - Wembley\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/132800\/132821_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Champions League Final &#8211; Table Football &#8211; Wembley<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"56\">Supporters from all over the world are gathering at Wembley ahead of a Champions League final that has captured the imagination of fans everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>While tonight\u2019s clash is principally an occasion to determine the best club side in Europe, fans have flocked from as far afield as Mexico, Israel and Singapore to watch a fixture that has resonated globally.<\/p>\n<p>Phillipe, a Barcelona <em>socio<\/em> from Belgium, told <strong>Goal.com<\/strong> that the Catalan side\u2019s unique ownership structure \u2013 as much as the quality of their football \u2013 inspires their dedicated global following.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that anyone can become a member of Barcelona, and take a stake in the club, helps make them special,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes you feel more attached to the club, more emotionally involved, and that is why I have come all this way today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c4\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/132800\/132822_news.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"250\" \/>Ilan, from Israel, has travelled even further to support Barcelona on a night when his team might settle a debate as to whether they are not only the best side in Europe, but the best collective world football has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ilan, Pep Guardiola\u2019s side have already proved that: \u201cDid you see the 5-0 against Real? That was the greatest football performance there\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s magical display in the first Clasico of the season added thousands to their already enormous international supporter base, but Manchester United have also won many new fans this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-goal success of Javier Hernandez in his first campaign in English football has seen millions of Mexicans take United to their hearts, and there were dozens of sombreros on show outside Wembley this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Mancunians, such as United season ticket holder Jason, have embraced him also: \u201cI think United are going to win 2-1 and Hernandez will score both. He\u2019s done the job for us all season, popped up with some big goals against the likes of Chelsea, and I don\u2019t see why he can\u2019t do it tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Shariffe, a fellow red from Singapore, Ji-sung Park holds the key to United\u2019s chances against the Spanish champions.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span readability=\"5\"><br \/>\u201cThe success of Ji-sung means everything for Asia because he has shown that anyone can play football at the highest level, whatever race or nationality you are. I think United will win 1-0 and Ji-sung will score the winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 3,000 security staff have been deployed to keep emotions under control outside the national stadium, but they have hardly been needed down a cosmopolitan Wembley Way.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\/2011\/05\/28\/2507569\/tens-of-thousands-of-fans-descend-on-wembley-stadium-for\" title=\"Tens of thousands of fans descend on Wembley Stadium for Champions League final\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tens of thousands of fans descend on Wembley Stadium for Champions League final<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Barney Cullum 28 May 2011 17:21:00 Champions League Final &#8211; Table Football &#8211; Wembley Related Links Teams Supporters from all over the world are gathering at Wembley ahead of a Champions League final that has captured the imagination of fans everywhere. While tonight\u2019s clash is principally an occasion to determine the best club side in Europe, fans have flocked from as far afield as Mexico, Israel and Singapore to watch a fixture that has resonated globally. Phillipe, a Barcelona socio from Belgium, told Goal.com that the Catalan side\u2019s unique ownership structure \u2013 as much as the quality of their football \u2013 inspires their dedicated global following<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-431791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tens of thousands of fans descend on Wembley Stadium for Champions League final - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/28\/tens-of-thousands-of-fans-descend-on-wembley-stadium-for-champions-league-final\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Tens of thousands of fans descend on Wembley Stadium for Champions League final - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Barney Cullum 28 May 2011 17:21:00 Champions League Final - Table Football - Wembley Related Links Teams Supporters from all over the world are gathering at Wembley ahead of a Champions League final that has captured the imagination of fans everywhere. 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