世界之巅

On the pitch Inside the new tiers of fandom at a World Cup stadium By Amanda Mull Watching elite athletes from the sidelines instead of the stands is an experience not unlike gazing down from the edge of the Grand Canyon or getting a little too close to a container ship as it sails by. There’s no comforting abstraction of distance or television. You’re pressed up against the limitations of what’s possible in the physical world, your sense of wonder shot through with the uneasy thrill of proximity to the extreme. Unfortunately, you can’t see me in the clip. …