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THE MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE

ALISTAIR MCLAUCHLAN, a Scot living in Ecuador, wonders who’s got it best when it comes to watching football

Atahualpa Stadium

EVERY time I make a visit to the Atahualpa Stadium, I can’t help but make comparisons with back home. The conclusion I usually reach is that football fans in Ecuador have it so much better than their counterparts in the UK.
There is no doubt that British stadiums are safer, but over-sterilisation and sanitisation has ruined many aspects of the modern game. Many stadiums are glorified cow-sheds -little more than four banks of seats into which fans a...

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