by Lewis Ambrose
Tuesday saw the announcement that the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will host the UEFA Champions League Final in 2017.
The stadium, which has a capacity of 74,500, has been a successful one for Arsenal in the past.
Cardiff hosted FA Cup Finals and Communit Shield games which saw the Gunners have immense joy during the early 2000s.
After a defeat to Liverpool in 2001, Arsenal immediately responded by winning three FA Cup Finals in four years. Victories against Chelsea (2002), Southampton (2003) and Manchester United (2005) came within such a short space of one another that Cardiff almost became a second home for Arsenal fans, a place of celebration. Now it’s possible that more success in Cardiff is on the horizon.
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The game will also see Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey return to his home city, and he has tweeted about the decision.
Great choice, great stadium, hopefully will be there ? https://t.co/sJPTwrpCKg
— Aaron Ramsey (@aaronramsey) June 30, 2015
Hopefully Arsenal will be there and who knows, by then Ramsey could even be wearing the armband.
Leading us out in a Champions League Final in his home city. Wouldn’t that be a dream come true?