Beyond the Stadium: Football World Cup Fan Fests and Global Live Sites

Simone Eisenhauer, Daryl Adair and Tracy Taylor

Chapter 8 in Managing the Football World Cup, 2014, pp 133-148 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Sport mega-events have involved the transformation and privatization of urban public spaces (for example, along roads, around tourist sites and icons, and the skies above venues), including the creation of so-called ‘clean zones’ in which the event host is given exclusive use of what was previously public space.1 Sport mega-events have also involved the creation of temporary spaces — public viewing areas (PVAs) — which are spectator spaces with huge TV screens, targeted towards fans who wish to view an event but who do not have a ticket for stadium entry. PVAs, as open-air spectator events with free admission, have become particularly attractive for the organizers of international football tournaments and their host cities in recent years.

Keywords: Host City; Event Owner; Public Viewing; Urban Public Space; Live Site (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137373687_8

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