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When it comes to football, do you prefer the sound of silence or the roar of a fake crowd?

Last night, hungry for football after a three-month fast, I watched part of the first match in the return of Spain’s top-flight division, La Liga: the Sevilla — Betis derby. As much as anything, I was impressed by the technology used to try to create some atmosphere in a stadium devoid of fans. The Verge covered the event here: “Spanish…