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IT Meets the World Cup
daria42 writes "Looks as if there are some mad soccer fans at ZDNet ... they have compiled a guide to some of the IT systems behind the soccer World Cup. 'What does it take to design, build and operate an advanced, fault-tolerant IP network while the whole world watches?' one of the articles asks. Another looks at how broadcasters have beefed up their infrastructure as they prepare for an influx of fans desperate for information, while another looks at one of the upcoming matches: FIFA vs. Hackers."
Or, ZDNet reprinted a four-page press release from the World Cup after the Cup spent four years soliciting IT sponsors. "Compiled a guide" my ass...
Students predict the outcome of the World Cup
They use some algorithms and a lot of data. For the record, with 83% accuracy, Brazil will beat Italy.
"Sure there's porn and piracy on the Web but there's probably a downside too."
The clubs have the power to ban individuals from the grounds. In England you can expect a swift ejection and a ban for racism. But in some countries, a large proportion of the crowd can be making monkey noises and chucking bananas and UEFA (yes, I know, not FIFA) fine the club a few thousand Euros. If UEFA cared then they would put pressure on the clubs to take action. But they don't.
If you tune into any channel in the UK, or indeed any of their innumerable tabloids, it's "football" all the way. I don't know *who* uses the word 'soccer' in Britain, but America-returned Brits would come to mind.
Go somewhere random
I'm currently watching the BBC tv coverage on one monitor via my slingbox, BBC online live coverage on the other monitor and listening to talksport radio on my ipaq - I couldn't do any of these last world cup.
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Don't ya just love technology
You can find a proxy that's located in the UK and use it.
f ootball-worldcup-online/#more-542
See:
http://www.ghacks.net/2006/06/06/how-to-view-the-
They were probably calling it soccer for your benefit.
Why does my post history abruptly stop? I want to laugh at the stupid things I posted as a kid.
Wrong
According to this article, about 130 million US viewers watched the 2006 Super Bowl. The Worldwide figure is about 1 billion (or, as you would put it: 1,000,000,000). Not bad for a sport that's played at a high-level professionally in only 4 countries (and even in the European countries, played primarily by Americans).