Being a fan of two teams
I’ve been watching football since maybe 2011ish? For context I’m in my early 20’s. I had the terrible reputation of being a glory hunter as a kid. I was swapping teams ALL the time. Funny considering my grandad and dad were loyal Madrid fans. However, at the time we didn’t have a local team (I live in the US) fast forward to today and now we do.
The catch is that in that span of time I eventually chose Manchester United in the dying embers of Alex Ferguson’s time there. I loved the colors, Rooney, watching young Ronaldo highlights. And basically supported the team half my life. I’ve experienced Van Gaal, Amorim, and Solksjaer. Saw us lose to Liverpool 7-0. Gotta tell you, I don’t live in Manchester but man do I love the club.
I guess my conflict is that now I have a local mls team, I’ve gone to a match already and it was great. But I also know how much the football community expects fans to always choose their local team. I didn’t have one as a kid. Now I love two teams?