My first assignment at the 2016 Summer Olympics was to deliver a package. My second was to find a food mart that sold bottled water. I wasn't working the event, though. My "job" was being the parent of an Olympic athlete. My daughter, Gwen Jorgensen, was set to compete in the women's triathlon, and our family had flown from Wisconsin to Rio de Janeiro to support her.
Each day, Manchester United's players drive down Birch Road, occasionally stopping for the horses from the Carrington Riding Centre or a cyclist, and turn into the club's training ground. When the autograph seekers are satisfied and the entry barriers are lifted, they turn in front of the red neon "Manchester United" sign and head toward the first team parking lot behind the main building.