“The world’s biggest party is fast approaching. In less than 12 months, throngs of joyous fans will journey to South Africa, bringing the World Cup to Africa for the first time. Aficionados without tickets will snuggle up to the TV: More than 715 million viewers watched Italy’s dramatic win over France in the 2006 final in Germany. To put that into perspective for U.S. fans, about 151 million took in this year’s Super Bowl.” (ESPN)