Legendary Footballer Patrick Vieira Taught Me Soccer, Pray For Him
On Tuesday April 24th, New York City FC invited a group of journalists from a variety of media outlets to come tour their brand spanking new training facility in Orangetown, NY. The hook to get all these Big J’s out to the middle of nowhere to cover a stuffy ribbon cutting ceremony was to suit them up as full-kit wankers, and have NYCFC Head Coach and legendary footballer Patrick Vieira give them an exclusive, private training session at the new facility. What better way to get journalists to cover your event than to make it all about them?
Full disclosure: I’ve been a soccer sideline reporter, host, and fan of the game for many years, but actually playing the sport isn’t something I’ve done a whole lot of. I grew up on the ice in the Great White North, as you’ve seen before. Comment section is going to have a FIELD DAY with this piece – Hi Haters!
Thanks to Patrick for being such a great sport in this piece, and to those asking – I did throw an Arsenal related question his way (I had to be coy about how I asked it, as we were told not to) to which he responded:
Sounds like he confirmed any and all rumors right there. COYG
