I Tested the Best and Worst Seats at a World Cup Stadium

In March, I went to watch France and Brazil play a pre-World Cup game—half the game from an on-field VIP club, half from the cheap seats. Today I’ve got an essay out about what live sports are for, which seems like something a lot of us are thinking about right now. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

@amandamull.bsky.social with another gem. "In the US, kids often become aware of their family’s religion and favorite teams at around the same age — an introduction to the inseparability of devotion and suffering." Damn, that's good. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Such a smart assignment, and elegantly told by @amandamull.bsky.social: watching a soccer game at field level vs nosebleeds. There's a great book in here somewhere, tracking the evolution of audience-at-events. eg, cheapest seats at The Globe were closest to stage. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

"That football and soccer are harder to watch at field level doesn’t seem to matter. Stadiums compensate by installing mammoth video screens so patrons can still see what’s happening. Many of the spaces aren’t meant for full-game viewership anyway." -- www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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When actual sport isn't the primary objective -- www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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