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There were swathes of empty seats as Chelsea beat LAFC 2–0 to kick off their Club World Cup campaign. Why have attendances been poor at the start of the tournament?
The FIFA Club World Cup hit an embarrassing low point on Monday afternoon as the match between Chelsea FC and LAFC was played in front of a stadium that
Chelsea's win over LAFC took place in a 70,000-capacity NFL stadium that attracted an attendance of just 22,137.
While FIFA is struggling to get fans to show up in the United States to the Club World Cup, the winning team won't care given how much they'll earn.
Monday night's match between Brazilian side Flamengo and Tunisia’s Espérance de Tunisie brought two vibrant fan bases together to make one heck of a noise.
FIFA officials have lowered ticket prices for the Club World Cup’s opening match over concerns of potentially scores of empty seats.
Chelsea beat Los Angeles FC in their opening game of the Club World Cup, but the stadium in Atlanta was less than a third full, leaving Blues boss Enzo Maresca furious