Clint Dempsey saw what everybody else could see.
The reluctance of many to purchase tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup has led to a noticeable drop in ticket sales. In an effort to catch up, soccer’s governing body slashed prices to a number of games.
The result? A much better atmosphere.
“You can’t price out the working class from going to games,” Dempsey said recently on his Men in Blazers podcast, The Deuce. “You want to be around people who are passionate because it’s contagious.”
Dempsey was largely referring to the low turnout for the U.S. national team in Concacaf Gold Cup matches, but the
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