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And I should care because...???

5 posted on 06/29/2006 10:49:01 PM PDT by Tomalama

And I should care because...???

A.) You're a sports fan
B.) It's the greatest sporting event on the planet
C.) You're tired of re-watching old NFL tapes

7 posted on 06/29/2006 10:50:59 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)

The 2006 soccer World Cup continues to set television ratings records, with cumulative viewing figures for the month-long tournament expected to exceed 30 billion or five times the total world population. According to figures released Wednesday by Swiss sports-rights group Infront and soccer-governing body FIFA, TV ratings are hitting high-water marks around the world, with the largest audiences recorded in host nation Germany. In Germany, 23.85 million tuned in to watch the home team's last-minute 1-0 win over Poland on June 14, a new World Cup record in the territory. Germany's 2-0 win against Sweden on Saturday pulled in "only" 22.38 million viewers but that represented an astounding 86.3% market share, a new German record.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/international/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002764101

381 posted on 06/30/2006 11:50:01 AM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)

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