# @sportsgrad on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4pjFLyES4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67992512-sportsgrad-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-19T09:41:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SportsGrad (@sportsgrad) — https://gondola.cc/sportsgrad

## Caption

Picture this: you're in a fan zone in Seattle at the FIFA World Cup when the person standing beside you turns out to be Joe Staley, an NFL veteran who spent thirteen years as an offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.

He said there is a reason visiting teams don't like playing there - the whole stadium is shaped to trap the crowd noise and drop it straight onto the field, so even a metre away, you can't hear your own teammates.

A few nights later, that same stadium recorded the loudest goal celebration on record in US soccer history during the USA vs Socceroos game.

Most casual fans tend to miss details and conversations like these, but you're always curious about the 'why' and 'how' behind things at major tournaments when you attend as a sport business professional!

🎙️We unpack this, stadiums, crowds, commercial giants, and a lot more on episode #362 of the SportsGrad podcast. Full episode out now.

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