World Cup Triples Growth, Binds Ties, Even Sparks War
What quadrennial sporting extravaganza brings the world together for weeks on end, transcending war, poverty, class, and culture, and culminating in the most watched television event ever?
If you guessed the Olympics, odds are you're an American. The rest of the world knows better. The month-long spectacle of soccer's World Cup may not leave much of an impression on Americans, for most other nations it is an incomparable event. Brazilian banks will close early, British productivity will nosedive, elections in Mexico could be affected, the fate of the French prime minister may hang on results.
The event will touch even the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, where scientists have set up a live Internet feed so as not to miss the action. And at the grand finale on July 9, as many as a billion people, one-sixth of humanity, are expected to watch 22 men, adept at propelling a piece of leather around, compete for the ultimate victory in team sports.
June 17, 2006
Posted By Lynn Augenblick
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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