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For Rosenfeld, who has produced coverage for 8 World Cups and 5 Olympics, it will be like doing a game from an empty grassy field. The possibilities and prospective risks are endless." It's very depressing that there are no fans. But then how do you take an unfavorable and make it a positive?" she asked.

So what we're attempting to do is say, 'OK, let's see what that's like.'" For the opener, at least, it will be like no other soccer broadcast in history. Rosenfeld and her 160-person team plan to use more than 20 cameras, about double the number for a routine MLS broadcast.

The plan is to have the center referee wear a microphone while others will be embedded in the grass near the center circle and near to both benches. About the only thing you won't see or hear is the sweat leaking from each player's eyebrow. But Rosenfeld is working on that." Our position is to be authentic to the experience," she stated.

You're going to hear when the goalie makes a conserve. Showcase IDX that never ever get direct exposure due to the fact that the crowd is drowning it out. My hope is it will feel immersive." The all-access experience isn't cheap. Although ESPN and MLS, which is accountable for much of the upfront expenses, declined to talk about figures, the production cost for the competition will probably have to do with $10 million.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber, noting the competition's unusual setting, has compared the video games to a "studio show" in which the sights and sounds can mostly be controlled, just as they can on a Hollywood sound stage. And that's enabled the league and its broadcast partners to forge ahead. "Our fans, when they see how the games are produced, will be impressed with the technology and the thought that's entered into attempting to test a handful of new ideas," he stated.

There will be more access to audio and ad views. And we'll be able to utilize some technology that we're experimenting with in these broadcasts." The most creative element will be one that no one at the games will be able to see. For viewers in the house, one side of the field will seem an animated arena with ads running along the edges while a virtual Jumbotron, also noticeable just on TELEVISION, will rise from behind both objectives and periodically at midfield.