Fans on concourses instead of in seats, claims Fifa
The update
Fifa says numerous empty seats were visible in the near-sell-out Group A match between South Korea and the Czech Republic because of fans remaining on concourses
Why fans matters
This development in fans, concourses, seats, claims, fifa matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that BBC and others have been working from.
What led here
Looking back, BBC and others have reported on the conditions that made fans on concourses instead of in seats, claims fifa possible.
Where this fits in Signal Ledger
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The editorial angle
Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of fans, concourses, seats, claims, fifa: Fifa says numerous empty seats were visible in the near-sell-out Group A match between South Korea and the Czech Republic because of fans remaining on concourses.
Source note
BBC reporting: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c14y0dp6vrdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss