Geography of Sport...

Via one of my long-term Top 5 websites OSOCIO, here's a fabulous short film on the way that football is increasingly pricing fans away from the possibility of attending matches...



A Game of Numbers - New York Times Op-Doc from Kris Hofmann on Vimeo.
Watching football - supposedly the ultimate working man's game - has become a luxury for many fans in England.

The films tells the story of the growing financial imbalance between the mega wealthy stars of the English Premier League and their supporters.

Produced for the NY Times Opinion Strand.
directed and illustrated by Kris Hofmann
written by Kris Hofmann and Phil Wall

with Henri White
narrated by Tom McClane

www.nytimes.com/2013/10/16/opinion/an-unfair-game.html
www.krishofmann.co.uk

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