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Borussia Dortmund to Decrease Internet Speeds to Dissuade Phone Use

Sean Swaby
Aug 3, 2015

One of the best footballing experiences on the planet is about to get even better—except for the selfie-obsessed types. 

Borussia Dortmund are actually slowing down the Internet at their stadium to encourage fans to pay more attention to the match instead of wasting their time trying to figure out the perfect Instagram filter to accentuate Marco Reus' hair. 

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Borussia Dortmund will DECREASE in stadium internet speed during game play to encourage fans attention to be only on the game @Lehman_Sports

— Darin W White, Ph.D. (@Sports_Biz_Prof) August 3, 2015"

There's a reason why everyone loves the Westfalenstadion so much. 

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Our Top 100 stadiums in world football. 3. Bernabeu 2. Camp Nou 1. @BVB's Signal Iduna Park http://t.co/R0ATkDzbNx pic.twitter.com/jgeD7oCMHx

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) December 19, 2014"

[Twitter, @Sports_Biz_Prof]

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