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06:00 SUNDAY, MEXICO CITY 🇲🇽⚽️ I’m typing this in bed from my hotel in the of the Zona Rosa - the very heart of busiest part of town and 200m from the Monumento a la Independencia (Angel of Independence) where over a million people danced and celebrated last time Mexico won. (But near the British Embassy: see map.) The was a carnival going on ALL NIGHT. It’s crazy. Packed streets, dancing, souvenir sellers, football merch, street food, as as lightening flickers over the sky. It’s sensory overload. Like out of a film. Almost too much to take in. A feeling of friendliness prevails, and England shirted fans can be seen here and there (and those without a shirt still stand out). I didn’t take many photos last night but loved the random dancing I caught from the taxi to the hotel. The day has stated cool and gray. I have no doubt it will finish the complete opposite. Will try to share content though the day to bring you a flavour of this historic day. Cheers, Jon

06:00 SUNDAY, MEXICO CITY 🇲🇽⚽️ I’m typing this in bed from my hotel in the of the Zona Rosa - the very heart of busiest part of town and 200m from the Monumento a la Independencia (Angel of Independence) where over a million people danced and celebrated last time Mexico won. (But near the British Embassy: see map.) The was a carnival going on ALL NIGHT. It’s crazy. Packed streets, dancing, souvenir sellers, football merch, street food, as as lightening flickers over the sky. It’s sensory overload. Like out of a film. Almost too much to take in. A feeling of friendliness prevails, and England shirted fans can be seen here and there (and those without a shirt still stand out). I didn’t take many photos last night but loved the random dancing I caught from the taxi to the hotel. The day has stated cool and gray. I have no doubt it will finish the complete opposite. Will try to share content though the day to bring you a flavour of this historic day. Cheers, Jon

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SEATED. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🔥 This stadium. THIS STADIUM! 😮😮😮

SEATED. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🔥 This stadium. THIS STADIUM! 😮😮😮

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MEXICO CITY. 🇲🇽 I witnessed something on this street last night that I need to share. ⚽️❤️👇🏼

MEXICO CITY. 🇲🇽 I witnessed something on this street last night that I need to share. ⚽️❤️👇🏼

TheBrightonBard

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HEY, MEXICO, 👋🏻🇲🇽 I promised you I’d introduce you to my home town football club, Brighton & Hove Albion. So here’s a short video with a bit more information. (If you are looking for an English Premier League team to support, we’d love to have you!! ❤️👇🏻 Gracias! 🇲🇽)

HEY, MEXICO, 👋🏻🇲🇽 I promised you I’d introduce you to my home town football club, Brighton & Hove Albion. So here’s a short video with a bit more information. (If you are looking for an English Premier League team to support, we’d love to have you!! ❤️👇🏻 Gracias! 🇲🇽)

TheBrightonBard

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MY DEAR MEXICAN FRIENDS 🇲🇽 👀👇🏻☺️

MY DEAR MEXICAN FRIENDS 🇲🇽 👀👇🏻☺️

TheBrightonBard

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14:00 AND THE HEAVENS HAVE OPENED 🇲🇽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

14:00 AND THE HEAVENS HAVE OPENED 🇲🇽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

TheBrightonBard

93,642 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

MRS BARD IS THE BEST …❤️⚽️ Last night, I took wife out for dinner as I had to tell her how much I’d spent on a World Cup ticket. Her reaction was just fantastic. I’m so very lucky. ☺️

MRS BARD IS THE BEST …❤️⚽️ Last night, I took wife out for dinner as I had to tell her how much I’d spent on a World Cup ticket. Her reaction was just fantastic. I’m so very lucky. ☺️

TheBrightonBard

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I WENT TO THE GAME ALONE. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ Here’s my experience: Because of my job, I’m lucky enough to be used to travelling by myself, so buying a single ticket and flying down to Miami didn’t feel that daunting. But I was still cautious. The 02:45 alarm call on Saturday wasn’t much fun and then I managed to miss the exit off the highway to the airport as I was singing ‘It’s Coming Home’ at the top of my voice in the car and had to rush to get through security to the gate! ☺️ I was surprised to have found a direct flight to Miami from Tulsa that got me in at 09:00, so it was an Uber to the Hyatt Place hotel at the airport who kindly let me have breakfast and get in a room at 11:00 to shower and get ready. Flawless. That’s the word I’d use for the organisation of transportation and logistics in Miami. Just flawless. A $15 Uber ride took me to the Martin Luther King train station (one of 4 pick-up points) where lines and lines of yellow school buses stood, each taking 50 or so ticketed fans the 11 miles to the game. Of course England and Norway shirts dominated, but it really felt like a carnival of football with tops from various countries and clubs to be seen here and there. And, man, was it hot!! As we jumped off the bus, in front of us hydration stations had been set up. Complete with electrolyte powder to mix with the iced water from huge tanks. And did I sweat a lot in the next 8 hours! So having downed a few litres of water it was a half mile walk to the stadium. Police everywhere, roads closed, huge energy, fantastic atmosphere. (Lots of locals stood at the end of the driveway with huge signs trying to sell their drive as a parking space for the night. What entrepreneurs!) I didn’t touch alcohol due to the heat - but the bars and food outlets were packed outside the stadium as a carnival atmosphere prevailed. Before heading to my seat I was able to meet a few Albion fans (Sam Harte, Ian Harte, Nick Blanco, Derek Chapman et al) which was brilliant. There we all were, 3500 miles from the AMEX! 💙🤍 I’d only bought a seat on Thursday and had a huge stoke of luck when I found it was bang in the middle of the England end. And what a fantastic group. Everyone introducing themselves to each other and sharing stories of the footballing summer so far. Passionate. Knowledgable. And just salt of the earth characters. As for the game? Well, the chanting was incessant, orchestrated by the England drummer and trumpeter how stood just a few rows behind me. We were together. We were united. And, call me old-fashioned, but it felt very healthy; it felt special. And I felt so lucky to be part of it. The game happened, you’ve seen it, no need for me to linger on that. But at the end there was a lad who was just in tears of joy. Must’ve been in his early 20s and it was clear how much England meant to him. He just couldn’t stop! It was pretty moving to witness. I manage to grab a couple of England jerseys on the way out (only XXXL left, but that’s what Mrs Bard asked for anyway as seems the fashion) and then it was a walk back to the buses in the oppressive heat and under the blinding floodlights of the walkways as random England chants erupted from various pockets of the 1000s of us walking from the stadium. The atmosphere was electric. It was a 90 min wait for a bus but the stewards did a great job and I was back in my hotel to watch the last few minutes of Argentina beating the Swiss in extra time. You know, I’m not a fan of FIFA, and despite football playing a huge part in my life, I was a little cynical about the World Cup in the build up. But as I left the stadium last night, the world felt a better place. It’s been an amazing tournament, but not because of the FIFA suits, but because of the fans. It occurred to me that, just for a while, because of football, division and politics has been replaced with humanity and wholesomeness. And that’s just what the world needs right now. ⚽️❤️

I WENT TO THE GAME ALONE. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ Here’s my experience: Because of my job, I’m lucky enough to be used to travelling by myself, so buying a single ticket and flying down to Miami didn’t feel that daunting. But I was still cautious. The 02:45 alarm call on Saturday wasn’t much fun and then I managed to miss the exit off the highway to the airport as I was singing ‘It’s Coming Home’ at the top of my voice in the car and had to rush to get through security to the gate! ☺️ I was surprised to have found a direct flight to Miami from Tulsa that got me in at 09:00, so it was an Uber to the Hyatt Place hotel at the airport who kindly let me have breakfast and get in a room at 11:00 to shower and get ready. Flawless. That’s the word I’d use for the organisation of transportation and logistics in Miami. Just flawless. A $15 Uber ride took me to the Martin Luther King train station (one of 4 pick-up points) where lines and lines of yellow school buses stood, each taking 50 or so ticketed fans the 11 miles to the game. Of course England and Norway shirts dominated, but it really felt like a carnival of football with tops from various countries and clubs to be seen here and there. And, man, was it hot!! As we jumped off the bus, in front of us hydration stations had been set up. Complete with electrolyte powder to mix with the iced water from huge tanks. And did I sweat a lot in the next 8 hours! So having downed a few litres of water it was a half mile walk to the stadium. Police everywhere, roads closed, huge energy, fantastic atmosphere. (Lots of locals stood at the end of the driveway with huge signs trying to sell their drive as a parking space for the night. What entrepreneurs!) I didn’t touch alcohol due to the heat - but the bars and food outlets were packed outside the stadium as a carnival atmosphere prevailed. Before heading to my seat I was able to meet a few Albion fans (Sam Harte, Ian Harte, Nick Blanco, Derek Chapman et al) which was brilliant. There we all were, 3500 miles from the AMEX! 💙🤍 I’d only bought a seat on Thursday and had a huge stoke of luck when I found it was bang in the middle of the England end. And what a fantastic group. Everyone introducing themselves to each other and sharing stories of the footballing summer so far. Passionate. Knowledgable. And just salt of the earth characters. As for the game? Well, the chanting was incessant, orchestrated by the England drummer and trumpeter how stood just a few rows behind me. We were together. We were united. And, call me old-fashioned, but it felt very healthy; it felt special. And I felt so lucky to be part of it. The game happened, you’ve seen it, no need for me to linger on that. But at the end there was a lad who was just in tears of joy. Must’ve been in his early 20s and it was clear how much England meant to him. He just couldn’t stop! It was pretty moving to witness. I manage to grab a couple of England jerseys on the way out (only XXXL left, but that’s what Mrs Bard asked for anyway as seems the fashion) and then it was a walk back to the buses in the oppressive heat and under the blinding floodlights of the walkways as random England chants erupted from various pockets of the 1000s of us walking from the stadium. The atmosphere was electric. It was a 90 min wait for a bus but the stewards did a great job and I was back in my hotel to watch the last few minutes of Argentina beating the Swiss in extra time. You know, I’m not a fan of FIFA, and despite football playing a huge part in my life, I was a little cynical about the World Cup in the build up. But as I left the stadium last night, the world felt a better place. It’s been an amazing tournament, but not because of the FIFA suits, but because of the fans. It occurred to me that, just for a while, because of football, division and politics has been replaced with humanity and wholesomeness. And that’s just what the world needs right now. ⚽️❤️

TheBrightonBard

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I can hardly speak.

I can hardly speak.

TheBrightonBard

51,911 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

Hi Mexico. And thank you. A 3 minute video from 1400 miles north of you. We are in awe of you. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇲🇽⚽️

Hi Mexico. And thank you. A 3 minute video from 1400 miles north of you. We are in awe of you. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇲🇽⚽️

TheBrightonBard

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MIDNIGHT MEXICO MADNESS 🇲🇽❤️⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (Well, 23:43)

MIDNIGHT MEXICO MADNESS 🇲🇽❤️⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (Well, 23:43)

TheBrightonBard

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A FEW TUESDAY MORNING THOUGHTS BEFORE I JUMP INTO MY TAXI TO THE AIRPORT ❤️🇲🇽✈️

A FEW TUESDAY MORNING THOUGHTS BEFORE I JUMP INTO MY TAXI TO THE AIRPORT ❤️🇲🇽✈️

TheBrightonBard

40,133 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

I’m here. Let’s do it!! 😄☺️🍺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇲🇽❤️ Beer on me for the first 25 people!

I’m here. Let’s do it!! 😄☺️🍺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇲🇽❤️ Beer on me for the first 25 people!

TheBrightonBard

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My Spanish isn’t great but I think they are singing “What a shame to lose to England.”. Josh has balls. Just as they finish he shouts “Come on England” at the top of his voice! 😄 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

My Spanish isn’t great but I think they are singing “What a shame to lose to England.”. Josh has balls. Just as they finish he shouts “Come on England” at the top of his voice! 😄 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

TheBrightonBard

20,845 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

I’M LOST FOR WORDS. Some quick post-match thoughts. More tomorrow…🇲🇽⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 It’s been an incredible 24 hours.

I’M LOST FOR WORDS. Some quick post-match thoughts. More tomorrow…🇲🇽⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 It’s been an incredible 24 hours.

TheBrightonBard

24,135 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

RECONNECTING HUMANS IN A DISCONNECTED WORLD ® I’m launching a global movement… …want to be part of it? 🚀 My World Cup experience has pushed me to launch something that I’ve been planning for a while. It combines face-to-face human interaction and behavioural science. 👇🏻

RECONNECTING HUMANS IN A DISCONNECTED WORLD ® I’m launching a global movement… …want to be part of it? 🚀 My World Cup experience has pushed me to launch something that I’ve been planning for a while. It combines face-to-face human interaction and behavioural science. 👇🏻

TheBrightonBard

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💰BREAKING DOWN THE COST OF MY TRIP TO WATCH NORWAY V ENGLAND IN MIAMI TOMORROW. 💰⚽️ Ticket? 🎟️ Flight? ✈️ Accommodation? 🏨 🇳🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💰BREAKING DOWN THE COST OF MY TRIP TO WATCH NORWAY V ENGLAND IN MIAMI TOMORROW. 💰⚽️ Ticket? 🎟️ Flight? ✈️ Accommodation? 🏨 🇳🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

TheBrightonBard

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2.5 HOURS TO GO! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

2.5 HOURS TO GO! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

TheBrightonBard

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A MESSAGE FOR ANYONE WHO PULLED AN ALL-NIGHTER LAST NIGHT BACK IN ENGLAND. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👇🏼❤️⚽️

A MESSAGE FOR ANYONE WHO PULLED AN ALL-NIGHTER LAST NIGHT BACK IN ENGLAND. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👇🏼❤️⚽️

TheBrightonBard

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WHEN A LOCAL DJ GOES TO WATCH HIS SIDE PLAY FOOTBALL AND SPINS A FEW DISKS AS POST-MATCH ENTERTAINMENT. (THIS IS UNREAL!! WOW!!! 💙)

WHEN A LOCAL DJ GOES TO WATCH HIS SIDE PLAY FOOTBALL AND SPINS A FEW DISKS AS POST-MATCH ENTERTAINMENT. (THIS IS UNREAL!! WOW!!! 💙)

TheBrightonBard

40,741 просмотров • 2 лет назад

HAVE YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES? It’s 21.00 in Sussex on Thursday and I want to share something personal that I feel is really important. The video is almost 5 minutes long, but hope it is of real use. Cheers, Jon 💙

HAVE YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES? It’s 21.00 in Sussex on Thursday and I want to share something personal that I feel is really important. The video is almost 5 minutes long, but hope it is of real use. Cheers, Jon 💙

TheBrightonBard

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CAN'T GET OUT MUCH AT THE MOMENT..? I thought anyone stuck inside due to illness or mobility issues might enjoy a 10-minute experience of Sussex from the top deck of the 273 bus to Hurstpierpoint, which I took a trip on today. Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend. 💙😎

CAN'T GET OUT MUCH AT THE MOMENT..? I thought anyone stuck inside due to illness or mobility issues might enjoy a 10-minute experience of Sussex from the top deck of the 273 bus to Hurstpierpoint, which I took a trip on today. Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend. 💙😎

TheBrightonBard

10,719 просмотров • 1 год назад