The World Cup is just days away, and Americans have finally caught the fever.
The United States is the second-largest market for tickets to the upcoming soccer tournament in Brazil, according to data from viagogo, the global market for ticket resales.
That's a major shift from four years ago, when the World Cup was held in South Africa. Then, the United States didn't even rank among the top 10 countries buying tickets, says Oliver Wheeler, a spokesman for viagogo.
"This reflects the growing popularity of soccer in the U.S. and the close proximity of this year's World Cup," says Wheeler.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/inve...l?iid=HP_River
The United States is the second-largest market for tickets to the upcoming soccer tournament in Brazil, according to data from viagogo, the global market for ticket resales.
That's a major shift from four years ago, when the World Cup was held in South Africa. Then, the United States didn't even rank among the top 10 countries buying tickets, says Oliver Wheeler, a spokesman for viagogo.
"This reflects the growing popularity of soccer in the U.S. and the close proximity of this year's World Cup," says Wheeler.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/inve...l?iid=HP_River
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