FIFA.com Chooses Slough to House 75 Super Computers for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban … Slough
ZURICH, May 24, 2010 – FIFA.com, the world's official football website, today
announced the tech spec for its server farm in SLOUGH to house its 75 super
computers to support a massive 70,000,000 page views per hour during the
World Cup.

FIFA.com is expected to serve over 5.5 billion [...]

Power v Passion: Wealth Comes Second to Location and Tradition When Projecting World Cup Winners

Brazil Favourite to Win World Cup 2010
DUBAI, UAE, May 23, 2010 – Richer countries do not generally outperform poorer opposition in
football, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) report released
today.

Brazil are the statistical favourites at this year's World Cup
tournament, while England would do well to get beyond the quarter-finals
based on both [...]