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With a Dutch grandmother, French auntie and love of travel, Nick has always been a massive fan of European football.
Childhood gifts from continental travelers included a PSV Eindhoven scarf and a Bayern Munich mug - and a love all things European continues to this day.
In 2000 Nick attended his first match on the continent with good friend Gordon Carver w
hich sparked a love of jetting over to continent to watch live football.To date this has meant watching home games at Nice, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord, Utrecht, Dordrecht, Anderlecht, Ostende, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Sampdoria, Torino, Parma, Atalanta and Roma.
Nick has also visited grounds at Real Madrid, Barcelona, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Vfb Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern.
His favourite European teams in no particular order are:
