It can be said that “Chupi” Garcia’s love for the New York Red Bulls has the same age as Red Bull Arena. Garcia, who’s an aircraft mechanic for FedEx, remembers that first MLS game against Chicago Fire at RBA with lots of affection.
“It was the first game when we played the Chicago Fire,” said Garcia. “We had come for a friend’s birthday, you know, I bought tickets. It was actually my first live soccer game, and we were there, and we were sitting midfield in the second deck. I looked over to the left, and I saw the Southward.