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Best 2010 FIFA World Cup websites

Are you stuck at work, sitting behind a desk, when you'd much rather be in the pub or on the couch watching the soccer? You're not alone. But with dozens of websites offering live coverage and useful information related the 2010 FIFA World Cup, every desk jockey can keep pace with the beautiful game.

By Duncan McLeod

15 Jun 2010

TechCentral has rounded up what it thinks are some of the best world cup-related websites, including streaming video, Flash-based calendars, clever uses of Twitter, search engines, browser extensions, 360-degree virtual tours and local and foreign media news sites.

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