Soccer fans will able to watch the World Cup 2002 online for the first time in the tournament’s history. Highlights from all 64 matches in Japan and South Korea will be available over the Net on a site dedicated to the World Cup hosted by Yahoo (). But it comes at a price. Fans will have to pay £14 for the service, which will show four-minute video clips of action for each game. These will only be available some hours after the matches have finished. Despite a blanket ban preventing other websites from showing clips, the move is seen…
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
2
Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
3
Why we should all take quantum physics extremely personally
4
Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
5
Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies
6
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years
7
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer
8
What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?
9
Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’
10
Explore the mind-bending and paradoxical art of M C. Escher