- The World Game
infobox television
show_name = The World Game
caption =Andrew Orsatti ,Branko Culina and Craig Foster on "The World Game" (24 September 2006)
format = Sports
runtime = 4 hoursstarring = Les Murray, Craig Foster,
David Basheer ,Francis Awaritefe ,Anthony Peridis ,Tony Palumbo andMariana Rudan . Regular guests includeRale Rasic ,Branko Culina andPaul Okon .
country =Australia
network = SBS
first_aired = 2001
last_aired = present
num_episodes = unknown
imdb_id = 0863053|"The World Game" is an afternoon Sunday
television show on SBS inAustralia dedicated tofootball (soccer) . Hosted byDavid Basheer , former SoccerooCraig Foster , and Les Murray, the show analytically reviews and previews football and footballing issues from around the globe, albeit with an Australian focus. The World Game is the sport's only weekly program on free-to-air television in Australia.Tony Palumbo , a seasoned journalist with the Italian migrant press in Australia, assists in providing some insights on major European leagues, primarily theEnglish Premier League and theSerie A . Some footage is provided from Spain'sLa Liga and France's Ligue Un. Formerly matches from the German Bundesliga were covered. The English Premier League usually receives good coverage with highlights of Saturday games shown. FormerSydney FC coachBranko Culina is a regular contributor on discussion relating to Australian football. SBS has no broadcast rights to theA-League , the premier Australian football league, or the Australian national team.The show, which first aired in 2001, has evolved from a 6-hour to a 4-hour show. Regular segments featured on the show include: The
UCL magazine show and Fan's Corner withDamien Lovelock (now cancelled), a musician with a passion for the game.SBS avoids using the term "soccer" and often refers to it as "the beautiful game", "the world game" or simply as "football". The decision followed the majority of countries which call the game "football".
Regular Segments
*Football Focus
*Local Game
*International Game
*Damien Lovelock's Fans' Corner (Removed 24/6/07)
*Do a games
*Kids FCWorld Cup and European Champions League Broadcasts
The SBS sports team responsible for this show also organise broadcasts from
FIFA World Cup s and theUEFA Champions League .On every matchday of the Champions League one Wednesday and one Thursday match are broadcast live. Match callers are generally
David Basheer andGary Bloom , as well asMartin Tyler , who due to his reputation is selected for the major occasions, such as finals.Previous Contributors
Simon Hill , who since moved to Fox, was an anchor. Telephone Reports from South America came often fromTim Vickery .Liz Deep-Jones ,Mieke Buchan andStephanie Brantz had roles as general sports-news news announcer within the show. This type of position is no longer available in the current format.Former host
Andrew Orsatti has since moved toESPN .Website
The World Game website is a popular football news website run as an adjunct to the TV program. It includes a public forum called The World Game Forum. Commonly referred to by the abbreviation TWGF, the forum is one of the more popular football forums in Australia. It currently has over 18,000 members, who have contributed to over 800,000 articles. [ [http://www21.sbs.com.au/wgforum/index.php www.theworldgame.com.au :: Index ] ] It was first established in July 2002.
ee also
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SBS Television
*SBS TV
*SBS World News Channel
*SBS Essential
*SBS independent References
External links
* [http://www.theworldgame.com.au/ Official website]
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