Matt Turner has revealed he became an Arsenal fan as they were the first team he picked on the video game FIFA.
Turner, who joined Arsenal this summer from MLS side New England Revolution for around £7million, revealed his delight at the time when he made the move.
The goalkeeper used to get up in the early hours of the morning to watch Arsenal games and he has now explained where his love for the team came.
“I mean it’s not really the best story ever about supporting Arsenal,” said Turner.
“It was after the World Cup in 2010 I bought my first game of FIFA and when it says, ‘What club do you want to support or select?’... obviously ‘A’ came up first and Arsenal was there.
“But also I made that connection because my sisters both played for a local club team that was called The Arsenal, and so I just made that connection right there and kind of stuck with it.
“Obviously through the early 2010s there were some really great times to be an Arsenal fan and I would get up nice and early, depending on when the kick-off was.
“The 12.30pm kick-off here was 7.30am [in the US], so anytime Arsenal were playing I was doing my best to watch. As I got a bit older I got into the pub culture in New York City and I have been around the fans for those types of atmospheres as well.”
