football firsts

First game you watched live?I think it was Sheffield Wednesday against Leicester at Hillsborough, back when Wednesday were in the Premier League in the late 1990s.I can’t remember that much about it but I’m pretty sure Emile Heskey was playing for Leicester.My mum always tells the story that I kept asking if Alan Shearer was playing and she had to keep reminding me that he didn’t play for these teams!I spent more of the game watching the crowd cheering and singing than the actual football, it was amazing.First football hero?Definitely Shearer. ...