No one stages a sporting event like the United States. The FIFA World Cup arrived with the world’s simplest game for an extreme makeover. Fireworks, military flyovers, ads, celebrities, halftime shows longer than the football they’re interrupting, ads, celebrities, and enough “MAKE SOME NOISE!” prompts to traumatise a die-hard tennis fan. With 6.25 million live spectators and 4 billion global viewers, the World Cup reportedly generated $80.9B in…
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