Meet the fans being paid $50,000 to watch every single World Cup match
•Meet the fans being paid $50,000 to watch every single World Cup match To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Two men are m...
•That is literally the case for Kevin Akoto and Austin Franklin, who are getting paid $50,000 (£37,800) each to watch all 104 World Cup matches.The BBC caught up with the two football fans, just over a...
•The space is outfitted with recliners, a matching brown leather sofa, two large screen televisions and even a foosball table.
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Meet the fans being paid $50,000 to watch every single World Cup match To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Two men are making $50,000 to watch the World Cup, with nowhere to hideByNada TawfikNorth America correspondentPublished2 hours agoThe World Cup is ramping up with six matches scheduled each day until the end of the group stage, which makes tuning in something of a full-time job. That is literally the case for Kevin Akoto and Austin Franklin, who are getting paid $50,000 (£37,800) each to watch all 104 World Cup matches.The BBC caught up with the two football fans, just over a week into their roles as Fox One "Chief World Cup Watchers" to see what the experience has been like.It's hard to miss their custom-built glass cubicle in the middle of New York's Times Square, which fans can peer into. The space is outfitted with recliners, a matching brown leather sofa, two large screen televisions and even a foosball table. It also has all the football merchandise and snacks to make this feel like a proper fan's space."It's like any 20-year-old's imagination, if you could put anything in here, this is what you'd put in as a soccer fan," Kevin tells the BBC.Kevin, a line cook from Florida, and Austin, an influencer from Philadelphia, beat out thousands of others for this role, which requires them to not just watch every match, but also to create content for fans.With several more weeks to go, the men say they're trying to pace themselves."I've gotten worn down, Austin's gotten a bit worn down, so just learning to keep up with everything going on," Kevin says.Austin agrees, comparing the experience to summer camp where the days start to blend into one another."It is a total marathon. It's a relatively easy job, I'm sitting on a couch watching football, but it has been tiresome and I'm making sure I&...المصدر: BBC US & Trump News | Source: BBC US & Trump News
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