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On the contrary, recent experience with Olympics and World Cups alike shows that the stadiums often lie fallow, a complete waste of resources. Promised "transpo
by Bud 11y ago
On the contrary, recent experience with Olympics and World Cups alike shows that the stadiums often lie fallow, a complete waste of resources. Promised "transport improvements" are often never built in the first place, or built at a level far below what was promised to local residents. Tourism money fails to recoup what was invested.
- lordnacho 11y agoExactly. The World Cup being what it is could be played in a public park, and people would still skip their kid's birth to watch it. And yet FIFA insists on a bunch of expensive stadiums each time.
- tdkl 11y ago> And yet FIFA insists on a bunch of expensive stadiums each time. Of course, they can easily demand mad money for entry tickets this way.
- zimpenfish 11y agoOne assumes the stadiums must meet a variety of criteria for power supply, cabling, vehicular access, camera gantries, internet connectivity, commentary positions, etc. Probably easier to build new ones than adapt old (cf the demolition and reconstruction of Wembley to fix these and other issues.)