Monday, June 21, 2004

Web Draws in Euro Football Fans
From the BBC, "Football fans are flocking to the net for Euro 2004 news, research shows. Analysts Nielsen/NetRatings found that almost a million people logged on to the BBC Sport site during the first week of the competition. Visits to the BBC soared on the day of England's game against Switzerland on 17 June, which took place while many people were still at work."

Not from the BBC, because of the fear of violence, British "hooligans" were prevented from leaving England to attend the games in person. If the BBC was an actual news agency, it might follow up with a report on how many computer monitors were smashed at the end of the game.
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