<p>Weeks from now, the opening game of the 2010 Barclays New York Challenge will have faded from most people’s memories when the regular season kicks off. It wasn’t a particularly exciting game, and Spurs looked lethargic and out of ideas for large portions of the game. However, the match between Tottenham Hotspur and New York Red Bulls should be remembered for another reason: a massive technological breakthrough which could have a dramatic impact on how we watch the sport for years to come.</p>
<p>Last night’s game was streamed live across the Internet for free. Veetle hosted the live streaming game on their website. And, which is so unlike what bloggers are used to, were encouraged to embed the video player on their website (including this one) to share with viewers around the world (except for the United Kingdom where the licensing rights prevented the game from being streamed there). And all of this by Veetle was done legally with the permission of the event organizers.</p>
<p>But the big technological breakthrough for me was the ability to stream the live game to the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad. Veetle streamed the game using QuickTime so that soccer fans could load up Safari on the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, browse to Veetle.com and watch the game on the portable device. To see how it worked on my Apple iPad, view the above video and you’ll see the high quality video streaming live.</p>
<p>With any technology, there are always hiccups. The Apple iPhone version didn’t work and displayed an error message. And when viewing the game from the streaming web version on my computer, there were a couple of times during the match when the live streaming played only the audio (presumably because of bandwidth demands on Veetle’s servers).</p>
<p>But overall, I would consider the experiment a success. The quality of the stream was superb. There was no buffering. And the display on my iPad was a better reception than what I saw on television through Fox Soccer Channel’s broadcast of the game.</p>
<p>The game from Veetle gives us a hint of what is possible. Just in one two-hour period, we saw how the quality of the Veetle broadcast was far superior to the Flash-video that FoxSoccer.tv provides. And we saw how accessible it is, such as the iPad (unfortunately, FoxSoccer.tv doesn’t work on the iPad or iPhone at this time).</p>
<p>If you didn’t get a chance to experience the game last night on Veetle, your next chance is tonight when Manchester City plays Sporting Lisbon at 8:30pm ET. We’ll again be showing the game live here at EPL Talk. Plus you can access it through the <a href="http://www.veetle.com">Veetle website</a> and on TV via Fox Soccer Channel.</p>


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<p> The 2010 world cup in South Africa looks promising to be the best yet. &nbsp;There’s huge quantities of talent spread out across the Groups. &nbsp;In addition to the football being played on the pitch, here are five reasons this summer’s world cup will be the best yet for the fans.</p>
<p><strong>1. HD</strong> –&nbsp;The beautiful game in High Definition is truly a remarkable thing to see. &nbsp;Any football enthusiast will tell you the difference between standard definition and HD is night and day. World Cup 2006 was the first to be shown in HD, but it was rare. &nbsp;It was far less common for someone to own an HD television than it is now as they were more expensive and people had yet to see a need. &nbsp;HD programming was not yet easily available to everyone, let alone on ESPN. &nbsp;It was more common on the networks, which is why World Cup 2006 games being seen in HD were mostly on ABC . &nbsp;HD was still in the beginning stages just four years ago.</p>
<p><strong>2. DVR and Tivo</strong> – Similar to #1, DVR’s and Tivo’s were far less common in 2006. World Cup matches are on during typical work hours on weekdays. &nbsp;While I think the world should be allowed the month off, and I’m sure other football fans will agree, it’s not possible for everyone to watch the matches live. &nbsp;So we’ll just have to be content with getting through the day to come home and watch the recorded matches. Your spouse will understand (hopefully).</p>
<p><strong>3. Familiarity and Knowledge</strong> –&nbsp;Football fans, especially in the United States, are exponentially more exposed to football and the leagues around the world than we were 4 years ago. &nbsp;Thanks to ESPN, Fox Soccer, GOLTV, and Setanta we have been able to follow leagues overseas like never before. &nbsp;We take these things for granted now, but it was far more difficult just four years ago to do this. &nbsp;This means we are much more familiar and knowledgeable of the players of the 32 countries competing this summer. Not only do we get to see the most popular players more often, but we have the ability to be familiar with the lesser known players. &nbsp;It won’t just be the Ronaldo’s, Messi’s, and Rooney’s that grab our attention this summer, but our relationship with the De Jong’s, Assou-Ekotto’s, and Song’s will be just as appreciated.</p>
<p><strong>4. Location</strong> – This World Cup is the first to be played in the continent in the history of the competition. &nbsp;I can only imagine the sense of pride this brings to the 5 African national teams competing to do well, including the host country which has the potential to advance. &nbsp;South Africa will also be a great venue for the World Cup because 6 of the 10 stadiums hosting the matches have been completed or renovated in the last 2 years, giving fans a new and unique atmosphere throughout the tournament.</p>
<p><strong>5. Devices </strong>–&nbsp;Technology has given us the ability to get more involved with the World Cup. &nbsp;ESPN3 has given us the ability to watch the matches from our computers and even on replay later.&nbsp;<a href="http://proxy.espn.go.com/mobile/products/product?id=3242441">ESPN Mobile TV</a> streams games to our cell phones, iPads and iPhones (via&nbsp;<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobitv/id361804568?mt=8">Mobi TV</a>), or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.flotv.com">FLOTV</a> devices. ESPN has also launched an official&nbsp;<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/espn-2010-world-cup/id342370555?mt=8">World Cup app</a> that brings news, updates, and stats for everything World Cup. EA Sports has come out with the official&nbsp;<a href="http://fifa-world-cup.easports.com/home.action">2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa</a> video game available on April 27th, putting you in the tournament.</p>
<p>Technology has come a long way in the last four years. &nbsp;I can’t even imagine what World Cup 2014 will bring us. &nbsp;Why do you think World Cup South Africa 2010 will be the best?</p>
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