What you probably don't realise about being a sports fan

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    The decision by the New York Knicks NBA franchise not to play music during the first-half of their game with the Golden State Warriors highlighted that sports stadia are little more than 'cathedrals of consumption.' As this article shows, from food to merchandising, stadia are designed to increase the consumption by, and extract money from, fans.

    Period12 Mar 2017

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    Keywords

    • sport
    • stadia
    • consumption
    • fandom
    • sports business