Actual Fans: Are They Necessary?

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Fed Up With Empty Seats, an Italian Soccer Team Tries a Novel Idea: Disguise Them as People

 

Fans of Triestina, a professional soccer team from the northern Italian city of Trieste, were greeted with a surprise Saturday when they arrived at the team's stadium for a game against Padova.

 

For the first time in four years, nearly every seat in the "Colaussi" stand, which runs along one side of the field and faces the television cameras, appeared to be taken. That stand alone, which holds 10,000 fans, would have nearly doubled the team's average attendance from the previous year.

 

On television, the crowd looked impressive. But in person, the scene looked a bit strange. The fans were clad in scarves and winter coats—unusual for a balmy September afternoon. They failed to make a sound when the home team ran out on the field and didn't budge when the match ended in a scoreless draw.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Justin66]

Yet the peanut vendor made EVERY round. Didn't sell a thing, but he tried like mad. That's dedication; good for him!

 

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