World Cup 06: The Aftermath

To all World Cup fans out dere,


Try to forget Beckham resigning and Rooney's sending-off. Here are some things dat da World Cup 2006 will be remembered for ...












Note dat all numbers are meant in Great Britain Pounds (RM?? count it urself)

150, 000 - The cost of a 30 second advertising slot on ITV during an England game

28 million - The cost of becoming one of the 15 official World Cup sponsors

300 m - The record TV audience thought to have watched last nite's (Sunday) game

15 m - The number of official adidas tournament 'teamgeist' footballs sold (at70 quids each)

270 - Cost of Adidas's new most expensive ever 'fully customisable' football boot

100 - Number of World Cup players who wore da adidas TUNiTs during da tournament.
{Wot da Heck is TUNit?? apokobonbo nih?}

250 m - Market value of the England team (if bought)

750 000 - The profit expected to be made by FIFA on revenue of 1.3 bn

800 m - The cost of TV rights to da World Cup

93 m - The average number of viewers expected to have watched each game of the
tournament

700 m - Amount made by adidas on football linked goods

15 m - Passengers on Germany's railway in da last 5 months - 5 milliom more than usual

2 m - Footballs fans made the trip to Germany

200, 000- More passenger's on Germany's Lufthansa airline

1.4 bn - The boost to Germany's economy in past month

64 - Number of World Cup matches played during da tournament

11 m - Number of pints sold in pubs and off licences in the UK every time England played

27 % - (one in four) of all adults bought an England flag

280 m - The amount of extra money bars, clubs and off-licences raked in on the back of the
World Cup

200,000 - The amount one man bet (and lost) on England winning the World Cup at odds of 6:1

300 - The estimated amount spent at bookmakers every second

10 m - The amount bookies would have lost if England had won

300 - The number of World cup products sold by high street store Woolworths

400 m - Number of bottles, and cans of beer, lager and cider drunk in Britain (25% more than
average

20 - The record number of yellow and red cards given during the Portugal vs Holland game

500, 000 - The amount spent on 'extras' (on top of da 26,000 GBP each room rate) at their
Baden Baden hotel by the England team Wags

13 bn - The estimated 'World Cup effect' on the 32 estimated participating countries

1.3 bn - Estimated 'World Cup effect' in da UK



So guys, wat do u think? Its more than a football match, huh?

See u in World Cup 2010 in Africa ...