As a World Cup pandemic shakes the world, more and more people are turning online for their slice of action, news and speculation regarding one of the world's greatest sporting events.
Today the BBC proudly reported that their website is the most popular in the world for news regarding the tournament, with more than 1.3million hits in the first week. Not only do the BBC have a "World Cup mode" for their homepage, but also a world cup blog - snippets of news from the corporation's reporters in Germany.
The BBC are also famously streaming the tournament live to those living in the UK. For those of you living outside the UK, ESPN are providing a similar service but only to certain broadband providers.
AOL's attempt simply entitled WorldCupBlog contains news from all 36 nations competing this year. So if you're watching from sunny Trinidad and are sick of news about Rooney's foot, why not check out what's affecting your home team?
British newspaper The Guardian have set up a weblog too, with more of a media-savvy approach to their entries as with most of the paper's ventures. If you're into your critical tongue-in-cheek coverage then you'll find solice here.
Of course one can't forget the official site, FIFA have teamed up with Yahoo this year to bring you an amalgamation of team news, results, fixtures and even a section of the site that integrates into Yahoo's recently-acquired Flickr.
With the online coverage provided, there's no excuse to not be in-the-know when it comes to this year's World Cup!
BBC: World Cup Home | World Cup Blog ESPN: Frontpage | ESPN360 AOL: WorldCupBlog Guardian: World Cup '06 Blog FIFA: Official Website
