Empty Seats Are Everywhere at the Club World Cup. But Does This Miss the Real Point?

Empty seats are everywhere at the Club World Cup. But does this miss the real point?

Put in the proper wider context, the attendance issues that have emerged during the tournament perhaps aren’t quite as embarrassing as they seem If there’s a lesson to be learned from the Club World Cup so far, it’s that images of nothingness can still generate hysteria. Empty seats – which are apparently a festering scourge upon the game of football, a tragedy representing the plastic bankruptcy of American soccer fandom and/or the Club World C…

FIFA's Club World Cup branded a 'disaster' with less than 600 fans in attendance at 25,500-seater stadium in Orlando - amid calls for Gianni Infantino to 'face repercussions' - Football Insomnia

Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more FIFA have been hit with further embarrassment over attendances at their revamped Club World Cup after fewer than 600 fans showed up for a match at a 25,500-seater venue in Orlando on Tuesday. The expanded and relaunched tournament had been plagued by concerns over interest and ticket …

Empty Seats and Slashed Prices: A Shaky Start for FIFA's Club World Cup?

Rylee reports on the current situation and noise surrounding FIFA's Club World Cup.