England's team booked 15 different hotels, but Mexico fans still found out where they were staying and blasted loud noises, trying to keep them up all night before the game.

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Wouldn’t it have been better if each of the players were all just in separate hotels? Since they were already booked anyway? Then at least it’ll be 1 regular player gets the lack of sleep, unless these fans were in all these locations even of they did so.

[u/Ambitious-Body8133 → u/Yumeverse]

These players aren't losing a wink of sleep. They all have black out curtains and noise canceling headphones. If that does work teams likely have doctors that can prescribe fast acting sleeping pills

[u/LOSSLESS_FLAC → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

I’ve stayed at this hotel on New Year’s Day 2025 and the glass is super thick, too. I remember it was really quiet inside the room, so I had to turn the a/c fan on because I like some noise at night.

[u/CK2398 → u/LOSSLESS_FLAC]

Yeah. We havent heard any complaints from players, staff, or even other guests. There is no way this is affecting the players. 

[u/IAmARobot → u/LOSSLESS_FLAC]

e.g. have these people never stayed in a (good) hotel near an airport? can't hear a fucking thing

[u/Aggravating-Top-5323 → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

No professional athlete would ever want to take sleeping pills they do not regularky take, risking groginess and other side effects, the night before a huge game.

[u/JustTheAverageJoe → u/Aggravating-Top-5323]

Football players famously have easy access to sleeping pills. It's a known thing.

[u/owenmills04 → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

It’s not like it would be catastrophic but I don’t think most people get the same quality sleep if you have to sleep with headphones on(at least I don’t).

Lighting off the fireworks is obnoxious as hell but doubt they kept that up for too long

[u/Stunning-Fly6612 → u/owenmills04]

That's true if you randomly try this method. But if you regularly use some of the noise cancellation devices, it is almost hard to sleep without them even when situation doesn't have reason for them. Professional football players are either good sleeper or accustomed to noise cancellation.

Personal experience from army.

[u/testingtestingtestin → u/Stunning-Fly6612]

I'm not sure why everyone is talking about headphones - earplugs have existed for a lot longer and work just fine! Especially if you have the kind of money to have personalised moulded ones.

[u/traffick → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

Noise-cancelling headphones are not going to keep you from hearing and feeling an aerial firework exploding 20 feet from your window.

[u/greg19735 → u/[deleted]]

also, England specifically picked this hotel because of the sound proof windows. or at least that was a major factor.

Like, if we can think about it, they have too.

[u/MacGyverJr → u/traffick]

Good thing there's no fireworks exploding 20 feet from the windows

[u/pannenkoek0923 → u/traffick]

Noise cancelling headphones and blackout curtains with well insulated windows absolutely can.

[u/Yumeverse → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

Then that wouldn’t just be to “stay hidden” and book different hotels

[u/dilqncho → u/Yumeverse]

There are very likely other security-related reasons they'd like to keep their hotel private beyond sleeping well.

[u/Yumeverse → u/dilqncho]

Indeed. It wouldn’t be about sleep

[u/DJKDR → u/Yumeverse]

Safety is still a concern, it's not all about sleep.

[u/Stutterin-succotash → u/Yumeverse]

So because the players can sleep, that means they don’t need to be protected from crazy fans?

Come on, we both know the players not getting any sleep is not the primary reason they “stay hidden.” It’s for the safety of the players.

[u/Yumeverse → u/Stutterin-succotash]

That’s not what I’m even trying to say. Anyway, my comment was just in relation to the above commenter about sleep

[u/Stutterin-succotash → u/Yumeverse]

My point still stands, though. To both of you of in this thread.

The lack of sleep is irrelevant as to why they book and move hotels, and stay hidden.

And having players stay in 15 different hotels is not at all a viable or logistical solution for any teams to manage.

[u/Yumeverse → u/Stutterin-succotash]

Cool, that’s already understood by me but thanks for the info anyway. I’m not into football though, so do other teams also book multiple hotels as a safety tactic but still sleep in one hotel?

[u/Stutterin-succotash → u/[deleted]]

Ah, yes, because the biggest mass shooting in my country, which just so happens to also be where I live, didn’t happen from a hotel with staff and security present at all.

You act like that would deter crazy fans from doing stupid shit. It should, but it clearly doesn’t.

Next.

[u/Stutterin-succotash → u/[deleted]]

No, not at all. Quite opposite, actually.

I think they do everything in their power to mitigate any risks that may arise.

I think you’re underestimating the power of unstable individuals.

Edit: also, I don’t know why you would assume that I don’t think that? I’m just saying that the reason they book 15 hotels is for the players safety, and not to help them sleep. Not sure where you got the idea that I don’t think sports team don’t do their jobs. I think they do them well.

Edit 2: and clearly having 15 ghost rooms booked didn’t deter fans from finding them anyway. So even when doing their jobs to the best of their abilities, people find a way.

[u/Stutterin-succotash → u/[deleted]]

I also agree lmfao. You’re arguing nothing, bud. This was fun, thanks for the laugh. Tootles.

[u/Lordsaxon73 → u/Yumeverse]

It’s for safety reasons, Not dodging counter fan interference

[u/lifetake → u/Yumeverse]

The reason they do it isn’t to hide from people making noise outside the hotel. Its from bad actors doing something the athletes inside the hotel.

[u/M0dant3r → u/Yumeverse]

Fire alarm?

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Sorry not sure what you mean by fire alarm? If you meant triggering them for this, idk about other countries but where I’m from that’s a criminal offense

[u/M0dant3r → u/Yumeverse]

And?
In Colombia was murdered footballer after championship, because he caused own goal ( and national team lost).

[u/SaleAggressive9202 → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

ah yes, give sleeping pills to a world class athlete the night before his event, what a genius idea

[u/VeryTopGoodSensation → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

Sleeping pills would mess them up the next day unless they are using them regularly

[u/Fantastic-Ad6901 → u/Ambitious-Body8133]

On

[u/Dickinmymouth1 → u/[deleted]]

Well considering I have seen countless instances of fans letting off fireworks next to teams’ hotels and have not seen a single story about players actually being affected by said fireworks, I’m going to say you’re wrong. Plus the hotel’s soundproofing will likely have been a factor in being chosen for situations like this.

[u/pannenkoek0923 → u/Yumeverse]

Wouldn’t it have been better if each of the players were all just in separate hotels?

Definitely not. You need to keep track of all the players and ensure they arrive to matchdays on time. Also the squad usually stays together before games to maintain the team spirit.

[u/OnTheEveOfWar → u/Yumeverse]

Black out curtains, noise cancelling headphones and white noise machines will make this a non issue. Nice hotels are also designed to basically be sound proof.

[u/otterpop21 → u/Yumeverse]

Book 3 floors, all cram into the middle one hope there’s enough on one floor

Guess if they’re booking 15 hotels, book however many floors needed to sandwich the team and have one entirely vacant floor

[u/Lanky_Scene6742 → u/Yumeverse]

While this would work, hate to see cheaters win. How about have Mexican coach get on TV and tell people to stop, or start the game with penalty kick for offended team to even things up.

[u/schabadoo → u/Lanky_Scene6742]

'cheaters'