“Ground”, field, and “hop”, to jump, in this case from one race to another. Here’s a new way to organize your holidays… And there’s an addictive app for this
By dint of calling them temples, stadiums have truly become one: as in all places of worship – in this case it is not religious, but it is still worship – whether they are very large cathedrals or small provincial churches, you will find the faithful mixing with the tourists. And since the higher up the football hierarchy you go, the more profitable the latter are for the clubs than the former, it is normal that going to watch a football match has become an occasional phenomenon for the majority of people. And passion? It is there, but it has learned to express itself in a different way. There are those who book their annual place at the pub as they used to do with a season ticket in Curva, and then there are the groundhoppers. Stadium tourists, a global football phenomenon that is experiencing its golden age. What does it consist of? The word itself says it: “ground”, field, and “hop”, to jump, in this case from one race to another. Groundhoppers are those who have a passion for visiting as many stadiums as possible, obviously during a match, documenting not only what they see on the pitch but also off it: the surroundings, the chants, the atmosphere, the emotions.