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 [...]

Winkball Brings Citizen Video to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

LONDON, May 24, 2010 – The UK's number one video website is bringing its revolutionary brand of
citizen video reporting to the World Cup in South Africa. As well as having
its video reporters travelling from the UK, WinkBall is employing 30 local
people as citizen video reporters for the forthcoming World Cup. Unlike many
traditional media outlets, [...]

ING Studies Correlation Between the FIFA World Cup and the Economy

Brazilians Would pay Most for World Cup Title
AMSTERDAM, May 25, 2010 – Brazilians would be willing to pay more than 800 euros each in exchange
for the World Cup football title. Together with the Portuguese (368 euros),
they would be prepared to dig deepest into their pockets in exchange for the
World Cup glory. At 47 euros [...]

Premier League Clubs Count the Cost of the World Cup

EMB research shows top stars are more likely to fall prey to long-term injuries in coming season

EPSOM, UK, May 28, 2010 – English Premier League clubs are likely to find themselves GBP15-20
million out-of-pocket in lost wages due to the extra injuries suffered by
their players in the 2010/11 season after taking part in this summer's
World [...]

Benefits of Sugarcane Ethanol to Hit U.S. Airwaves in New TV Ads During ‘Indy 500′ Telecast on ABC

SAO PAULO, May 27, 2010 – Sugarcane ethanol is a clean, renewable fuel that reduces greenhouse gas
emissions by over 60% compared to gasoline and can save money at the pump.
These are just a couple of the points made by various race drivers that
compete with ethanol in the IZOD IndyCar Series, in two 30-second television
ads [...]

Barbican Sponsors the Middle East’s Premier Custom Car and Bike Show

ABU DHABI, UAE, May 27, 2010 – Fans of car customising, modifying, tuning and motorsports
will be delighted to learn Barbican, the regions premier malt beverage from
Aujan Industries, is sponsoring Barbican Turbo for the third year in a row.
Barbican Turbo, the Middle East's premier custom car and bike show including
custom cars, modified cars, car tuning, [...]

Barbican Sponsors the Middle East’s Premier Custom Car and Bike Show

ABU DHABI, UAE, May 27, 2010 – Fans of car customising, modifying, tuning and motorsports
will be delighted to learn Barbican, the regions premier malt beverage from
Aujan Industries, is sponsoring Barbican Turbo for the third year in a row.
Barbican Turbo, the Middle East's premier custom car and bike show including
custom cars, modified cars, car tuning, [...]