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Performing in empty arenas will be a true test of the Olympic spirit
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/07/2021
» There is little doubt that the Olympics which has finally got under way in Tokyo will be the strangest ever.
Behind the closed doors is all rather sad
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/10/2017
» Watching the Barcelona game against Las Palmas last Sunday being played behind closed doors was a most peculiar experience. The whole thing was totally surreal as these highly-paid players performed in an empty stadium, usually patronised by 99,000 screaming fans. Millions of course watched it on TV, but the only people inside the normally heaving Camp Nou were team and stadium officials.