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Sky broadcast the first ever 3D showing of a live sporting event to a public audience yesterday. We followed the live 3D footy action via tweets from the Twitter stream, but how did the main newspapers write-up the event?

Here's a selection of stories…

From the Daily Mail Future's so bright we need shades – Sportsmail enjoys Arsenal v Manchester United in groundbreaking 3D broadcast…

I have seen the future of televised football – and it's stunning. TV entered a new era yesterday with the world's first live sports 3D broadcast.
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3D TV was not the main event. The football remained the focus. The technology increases your feeling of involvement in the action.
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Watching football has changed profoundly, with the experience no longer the passive act of watching a series of moving pictures.

Also from the Daily Mail… <a href="Fans hail first 3D broadcast of a football match as better than being in the stadium

They go on to quote different fans…

Paul Kelly, 45, from London, said: 'The 3D looks great close up but on the wide shots it flattens out. It's definitely an enhancement. I go to watch a lot of games live and in some way this is better, but it really depends where you are in the stadium.'

David Wubelski, 71, from London, said: 'I've been watching Arsenal for 60 years and went to a game four weeks ago and this is better – the close-ups are fantastic but the wide angle is not quite so impressive. Wearing the glasses is fine, you don't even notice it. I don't normally go to a pub to watch a game but I'd consider it if it was being shown in 3D.'

Laura Prylls, 25, from London said: 'I wear glasses anyway so I've just worn the 3D specs over the top and it's fine, it's not uncomfortable. The atmosphere is really good, I don't normally go to the pub for football but there's a whole group of us here and everyone's really excited. I'd definitely watch another game in 3D – it's the future. I think it would be an improvement if there were a few more cameras around the pitch lower down.'

More discussion is to be found at…

the Telegraph (Manchester United's Wayne Rooney in 3-D could prove a dimension too far)

the Guardian (Underwhelmed by the journey into a new dimension)

the Independent (Fans put on Buddy Holly specs to enter the third dimension)

the Sun (Fans thrilled by the first 3D telly in pubs)

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