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0:00:04 > 0:00:07- # Yes, it's really here!
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- # It has arrived, yes it's true!
0:00:12 > 0:00:20- # Anything is possible! - It's my big day on Y Diwrnod Mawr #
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- I'm Arwen and this is my big day.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- On her big Y Diwrnod Mawr day, - Arwen will meet her hero.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- She doesn't know that yet!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40- She's an excellent footballer - and she trains as often as she can.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- If I want to play football, - I have to play with the boys.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49- I like that sometimes but at - other times, I just don't want to.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56- I think I'm the only girl in this - school who plays a lot of football.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Football makes me feel fit.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- We play football on the yard a lot.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- Every lunchtime.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Arwen lives in Cardiff...
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- ..and she supports the Bluebirds - - Cardiff City.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Who's the best football team?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Wales.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- Wales.- - No - Cardiff.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- Wales.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- Wales.- - Cardiff.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24- Barcelona.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- I want to play for Cardiff.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- Cardiff City has a men's team - and a women's team.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- Arwen has come to Cardiff City - Stadium to meet one of the players.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- What advice - can Tayla Gould offer her?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- How old are you? Do you play?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- How old are you? Do you play?- - I'm eight and I play for Danescourt.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57- What position do you play?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- What position do you play?- - I'm a defender. What about you?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- I play for Cardiff City and Wales.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- I play for Cardiff City and Wales.- - Amazing! You must be good.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- What position do you play?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10- Goalkeeper.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Goalkeeper.- - Do you like playing in goal?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- No, I don't like being in goal - I'm good at it, so I play there.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Where would you rather play?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Where would you rather play?- - In midfield or up front.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- I like scoring goals.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- I like scoring goals.- - Me too, but I play in defence.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- What do I have to do - to get as good as you?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Train all the time - and never give up.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- This is the home dressing room.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- That's dirty kit - and this is my shirt.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- The goalie's shirt - number one.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Dirty kit.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- It's dirty because the players - have played in it.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Craig Noone's boots.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Craig Noone - is one of my favourite players.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Back home, and we can see - just how much Arwen loves football.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- She's a real fan and she goes to - all the home games with her father.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- I share this bedroom with my sister.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Her name is Magi - and she's six years old.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- I'm friends with her sometimes - but she's really annoying.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- We're very different.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- I like football - and she likes Frozen.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- I don't like Frozen - and she doesn't like football.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- But we both like yellow.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- Sometimes, she wants to sit - on my bed and I let her do that.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- I never sit on her bed though - because I don't like Hello Kitty.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- We also have a big brother - called Gruff.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10- We both like Gruff.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- Gruff is a good big brother but - he doesn't love football like me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- My quilt cover is red - with the Liverpool badge on it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- I support Liverpool.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- That's my Cardiff City pillow.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- This is Lewis Liverpool - and this is Billy Bluebird.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- They sleep with me - and I dream about football.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- I usually train on Mondays with - my team, which is called Danescourt.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- I started to play for them - last year...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- ..because Shane, my friend, - plays here.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- We don't have any coaches at school.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- We train outside Fairwater Leisure - Centre on the plastic pitch.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- It's plastic grass - with a bit of sand on it.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- It hurts when I fall on it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- When we play matches - against different teams...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- ..if the grass is wet, - we don't play.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- This is my dad's - match programme collection...
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- ..but they belong to me now.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- These are the oldest ones.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Dad got these when he was little.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- This one cost 20p - but today, a programme costs 3.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Dad is very happy - that Arwen is such a football fan.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- Arwen enjoys hearing stories about - Cardiff City in years gone by...
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- ..and today, she's come to see - an exhibition of memorabilia.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Memorabilia is items people keep - to remember something.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Things like this china cup.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- 'The English Cup - won by Cardiff City 1927'.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- That's a Cardiff City v Real Madrid - ticket and it only cost 1.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- That's an old Cardiff City shirt.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- I've never seen one of these before.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- There's no collar any more.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- This is a season ticket, - like the one I have.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- You can get into every game - with a season ticket.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- I usually go to the games with Dad - and we always sit in the same seats.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- My headmaster sits behind me.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15- His son sits with him.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Everyone calls Cardiff City - the Bluebirds.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- This is the bluebird.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32- Cardiff City played in red shirts - for a period of time recently...
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- ..but Arwen now needs a new shirt - because the team's back in blue.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Arwen goes on a soccer course - one cold, foggy day.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- Her sister, Magi, has come along to - see what's so good about football.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- Today, I'm in Cardiff City Stadium - to spend the day playing football.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- This group of girls warm up - by kicking a ball around.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- We're given a number.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- I'm number two.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- They work on their skills...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- ..and learn some tricks - to help them beat an opponent.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Oh, no! Unlucky.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Here's another chance.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33- She shoots!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- She scores!
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Next, the group splits into teams - to play a match.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- Can Arwen score again?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- Yes! Well done, Arwen!
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- I've got quite a few - football magazines.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- There are stories about players - in the magazines.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- There's a lot of information - in them, such as the ten best goals.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- These are my programmes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- I buy a programme - at almost every match.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Dad pays.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- The Cardiff City programme - is called CF11.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- I have two favourite players - - Fabio and Craig Noone.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Craig Noone is a really good player.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- My girls' football books - are up here.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- They're stories - about girls who play football.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- This is one of the stories.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- When I saw them, - I felt really happy.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- They're perfect for me - as a girl who loves football.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Reading these stories - makes me feel happy.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00- Arwen listens to Tayla Gould's - advice and she keeps working hard.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- Arwen trains every minute possible - to make her dreams come true...
0:10:06 > 0:10:11- ..and play for Cardiff City - and Wales one day, just like Tayla.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- That's for the future but today - is Arwen's big Y Diwrnod Mawr day...
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- ..and she's about to have - an amazing experience.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Arwen and Dad - are back at Cardiff City Stadium...
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- ..to collect Arwen's new shirt - from the club shop.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- First, they talk about Fred Keenor, - the great Cardiff City hero.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Frederick Charles Keenor - was the Cardiff City captain.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Why is he the only player - to get a statue?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- Because he lifted the FA Cup, - back in 1927.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Did they play better in 1927 - than they do these days?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- I'm not old enough to remember - and neither is Granddad...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- ..but they must have been - a top team.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- And into the shop they go - to pick up Arwen's new shirt.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Here we go. Thank you very much.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Here we go. Thank you very much.- - Thank you very much.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- You've got your shirt - at last, Arwen!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- How do you feel?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- How do you feel?- - I can't wait to see it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Blue! Hold it up.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- That's the one! Perfect.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- I'll wear it to go training - and when I go to matches.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Dad takes a look around the stadium.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- Who's this, hiding in the stadium - ready to give Arwen a surprise?
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- OK? What's your name?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- OK? What's your name?- - Arwen.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- You support Cardiff City - and who else?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05- Liverpool.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Yes! The same as me.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- I've got a shirt for you here, - which I'm going to sign.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15- How do you spell your name?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- How do you spell your name?- - A-R-W-E-N.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Yeah?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24- That's great.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26- Thank you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- Thank you.- - You're welcome.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- You play football as well?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- What position do you play?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- What position do you play?- - Defence.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Have a look in here.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- This is where we get ready - before the game.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Shall we have a kickabout?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Very good.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48- With both feet as well.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58- Very good, Arwen.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- Yes! Very good.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- I had a kickabout with Craig Noone!
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- This is a really big day for me.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- There you go.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16- Thank you.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- You're welcome.
0:13:25 > 0:13:25- .