In the event that you have not heard, the 2006 World Cup starts this friday morning and I cannot wait! Needless to say, this blog will start seeing more commentary and links that are related to the World Cup – its games, teams and starts will take center stage on the site.

A few links to get you started as we are only days away from the opening ceremony.

• FIFA World Cup
• soccernet.com
• World Cup Hippo
• WC Kickoff – online schedule for your time zone (bookmark!)
• Excely.com – download your own Excel file and make your predictions.