I had the privilege yesterday of meeting 3 of Manchester United’s players yesterday at Totalsports, Canal Walk. I’m no Man U supporter, but football is a universal language, and getting to meet any of the worlds top footballers is an honor.

I was slightly disappointed in the 3 players they brought to the store - Michael Carrick, Ben Foster and Lee Martin. I think they could’ve included the likes of Rooney, Ferdinand, Giggs, Scholes or the likes instead of either Foster or Martin, but from what I heard, every 20 minutes the lineup of players changed, and I have a feeling Nike didn’t really have much control over it.

That being said, the biggest highlight was seeing the Champions League and English Premier League trophies. I asked Nike’s event manager if they were replicas and she said they were the real deal. How awesome is that!

I was lucky to get in and even get a postcard signed, as you had to buy a Man U shirt that got you a VIP card. They only had 300 VIP cards, so my Fiancé pulled some strings and we both got in. It really was quite an event as there were hundreds of fans outside just wanting to get a glimpse of the players.

6 degrees of separation

So in my quest to get closer to someday watching Chelsea and meeting some of my teams players, I had to go over after the event and shake the United players hands and thank them for coming out. So I’m now effectively 1 handshake away from John Terry, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and the likes. :-)

Check out my Flickr stream for more photos of the event!