The 2010 World Cup final goes ahead this weekend, and with the globe watching with wide eyes to see who will be crowned the new world champions, it looks set to be a thriller between Spain and the Netherlands. With…
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is coming into its closing stages, with the quarterfinals over and done with, and the line up for the semis revealed. The 2010 FIFA World Cup is coming into its closing stages, with the quarterfinals…
With the countdown to the 2010 World Cup final certainly underway with the tournament kicking off in just over two weeks, fans are now able to get in on the thrilling action, and back their home nation or play around…
Football matches are watched by hundreds of millions of people worldwide – and that figure is simply for domestic fixtures. As for the big international matches, the total number of viewers can exceed the billion viewer mark and the World Cup final is the only sporting event around the world to boast a multi-billion number of viewers. This distinction has not yet been surpassed by even the opening or closing ceremonies of an Olympic Games. In fact, no other sport has as many fans as that of football and this number is increasing with each passing year. In many regions of the world, football is nothing short of a religion and people take it as an integral part of their daily lives.
Given the massive popularity of football and its billions of fans in all corners of the world, it enjoys a great popularity among the gambling community in the world. Perhaps horse racing championships are the only other sport that can compete with football when it comes to betting revenues. Both sports often have a tie in the calculation of total betting money wagered on major championships and this amount easily exceeds billions of dollars. The World Cup final of course, is the biggest money puller in football and most punters want to wager on the results of this match.
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