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Well, everyone has a different schedule. Soccer is taken like a high school game over here in the United States. Only a few channels broadcast FIFA games here. Even for the folks of under-developed countries, soccer is available (all matches) on a local channel without burning a hole in their wallet.

Watching a soccer match in the U.S. is like adding another bill either on your cable or if online, then on your credit card. Even so, will you be able to watch the match or just get a text message saying, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL would be enough ?

I picked these resources and thought this is exactly what you might need if your schedule is like mine (unable to watch most of the games)

If you have iphone, lukcy you! You can get live scores and may be sneak into some sites and watch the fifa live (still sneaking into such sites is illegal and i doubt the data coverage will blow your wallet. AT&T says unlimited but there is a limit on data (2GB per month) so check your usage if you are watching/listening heavy content such as videos and audios from the web.

It’s all about money, so these guys were able  to bid and now it’s upto you to find out which game is where ? Puzzling ha ? Here is a list I found.

• ABC
• ESPN
• ESPN2

And of course the 3d bla bla on ESPN3D or something like that but I don’t know how many of U.S. are really going to watch it when they can’t even show up the support for their team. Game has started. I have yet to see an American with a U.S. Team Gear ? What’s up with you all ? Amidst worldcup, there are tons of other local games including the starting of PGA Tour. OMG! My brain can’t handle it.

Why do americans need a sport where you have to have lots of scores ? Any idea on this ? The reason why soccer is never popular in the states is because students love them and as they grow-up, they are influenced by other games that perhaps gives the players higher salary ? Now that’s my point of view.

To get to anywhere near the final for U.S., It has to start from ground zero. Suspend the so called Superbowl for one year, and put “Major Leage Soccer” in it’s place. and Let us see what happens. Perhaps things will change. If a game is all about money and advertising, there are lots of time slots for Soccer too. Pre-show, Halftime, Post-show. And if you still are hungry for Ads, your soccer could be different than the rest of the  world. Ok. Bring the 100M to 50M and get lots of goals if that’s whats stopping you from supporting your own team.

I know I get carried away so easily. Back to the point.

• send a text message like this :
• WORLDCUP to 698698     (to get goal result.)
• Iphone users can goto http://www.livescore.com/soccer/iphone/
• No live soccer, but news and craps from http://www.itv.com/sport/football/fifaworldcup/mobile/
• youtube ? well, you aren’t allowed to any copyrighted materials there. so the only thing that might stay for a while for you to see would be goal or highlights. But still you won’t be watching any live coverage.

So there goes. Working and Keeping up with FIFA 2010 Africa. Is so easy. Right ? Why goto yahooooooooo when fifa has done it better than ever before. For everything, goto fifa.com . There are still lot of things undone on FIFA too, why the heck you can’t sort the schedule by clicking on the title ? Oh well, it’s just the round of 32 who cares ? So, here is one for you. Day by day,

I like dreams just as you do. A dream;  a lot of so called underdogs will stay, those who called themselves hero in FIFA will go back home. I think, this year, FIFA belongs to a team that has worked harder, plays the sport like it should be (TEAM PLAY). Which one will it be?

TTYL