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Broadcasting & Cable, July, 1998 by Tedesco, Richard
Soccer fans worldwide follow competition on Web Site s featuring the latest in World Cup soccer results and stories scored heavily among fans worldwide as the tournament roared toward its weekend climax. As the Brazilians derailed the Dutch and France outran Croatia, soccer fanatics worldwide were virtually overrunning Websites.
EDS claimed a billion hits at the official World Cup site (www.france98.com) between the June 10 tourney kickoff and July 6, recording 70 million hits on June 30 alone. That unofficial single-day online record for a sporting event was supported by traffic from 170 different countries. CBS SportsLine averaged 6 million page views daily through June, more than 30% of that attributable to World Cup fans, according to Michael Levy,...
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