Big Game Is No Place for the Average Fan (NY Times)
From The New York Times:
By KATIE THOMAS
Published: February 3, 2008
How is it that a sport with such populist roots has as its climax the Super Bowl, a weeklong extravaganza that is now the latest stop on the celebrity circuit? Even at their face value of $700 and $900, tickets are so out of reach of most fans that the Super Bowl has become one giant luxury suite, dominated not so much by die-hard Patriots and Giants fans as by corporate executives, team employees, players’ families and celebrities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/sports/football/03corporate.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin
By KATIE THOMAS
Published: February 3, 2008
How is it that a sport with such populist roots has as its climax the Super Bowl, a weeklong extravaganza that is now the latest stop on the celebrity circuit? Even at their face value of $700 and $900, tickets are so out of reach of most fans that the Super Bowl has become one giant luxury suite, dominated not so much by die-hard Patriots and Giants fans as by corporate executives, team employees, players’ families and celebrities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/sports/football/03corporate.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin
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