4 hours until the final 4

Its only 4 hours to go until the quarter final matches.

In just a few short hours two of the best World Cup matches will kick off at Saturday 12 midday local time between France vs Germany for the first quarter final match in the eternal and continuing saga of "which European country rules supreme"  (...just don't mention the war).


And at 4pm local Brazil vs Colombia determine who rules supreme in South America, there is no need to explain how serious this match will be with the weight of the home nation resting on Brazil's shoulders and lets face it as it is 20 years ago this week since Andres Escobar was shot to death in Colombia for scoring an own goal.....so Colombia have got something to play for as well.


If you are watching the game live be sure to invite your friends to join you in the Live Fan Chat at http://www.LiveWorldCupChat.com/go/25228 12pm local
or
http://www.LiveWorldCupChat.com/go/25229 4pm local


Remember there are no draws this weekend, you either win and score the girls or you lose and pack your bags and go home to your multimillion dollar club contracts.



American Soccer Fans...

Great Vine of the average American soccer fan below
- https://vine.co/v/MFl7zTQZ2hm



Don't worry USA fans its only 47 months... 13days... 15hours until the USA win the World Cup! in #Russia2018

World Cup schedule in text or csv format

If anyone is looking for an easy location to download the Brazil world cup schedule in either text or csv

Feel free to cut and paste below (its in New York EDT so -4UTC)


Looking forward to seeing you all at www.LiveWorldCupChat.com during the games




Cheers
Dean

Date	Time Start (ET)		Round	Team 1	Team 2
6/12/2014	16:00		GROUP A	Brazil	Croatia
6/13/2014	12:00		GROUP A	Mexico	Cameroon
6/13/2014	15:00		GROUP B	Spain	Netherlands
6/13/2014	18:00		GROUP B	Chile	Australia
6/14/2014	12:00		GROUP C	Colombia	Greece
6/14/2014	21:00		GROUP C	Côte d’Ivoire	Japan
6/14/2014	15:00		GROUP D	Uruguay	Costa Rica
6/14/2014	18:00		GROUP D	England	Italy
6/15/2014	12:00		GROUP E	Switzerland	Ecuador
6/15/2014	15:00		GROUP E	France	Honduras
6/15/2014	18:00		GROUP F	Argentina	Bosnia-Herzegovina
6/16/2014	15:00		GROUP F	Iran	Nigeria
6/16/2014	12:00		GROUP G	Germany	Portugal
6/16/2014	18:00		GROUP G	Ghana	USA
6/17/2014	12:00		GROUP H	Belgium	Algeria
6/17/2014	18:00		GROUP H	Russia	South Korea
6/17/2014	15:00		GROUP A	Brazil	Mexico
6/18/2014	18:00		GROUP A	Cameroon	Croatia
6/18/2014	15:00		GROUP B	Spain	Chile
6/18/2014	12:00		GROUP B	Australia	Netherlands
6/19/2014	12:00		GROUP C	Colombia	Côte d’Ivoire
6/19/2014	18:00		GROUP C	Japan	Greece
6/19/2014	15:00		GROUP D	Uruguay	England
6/20/2014	12:00		GROUP D	Italy	Costa Rica
6/20/2014	15:00		GROUP E	Switzerland	France
6/20/2014	18:00		GROUP E	Honduras	Ecuador
6/21/2014	12:00		GROUP F	Argentina	Iran
6/21/2014	18:00		GROUP F	Nigeria	Bosnia-Herzegovina
6/21/2014	15:00		GROUP G	Germany	Ghana
6/22/2014	18:00		GROUP G	USA	Portugal
6/22/2014	12:00		GROUP H	Belgium	Russia
6/22/2014	15:00		GROUP H	South Korea	Algeria
6/23/2014	16:00		GROUP A	Cameroon	Brazil
6/23/2014	16:00		GROUP A	Croatia	Mexico
6/23/2014	12:00		GROUP B	Australia	Spain
6/23/2014	12:00		GROUP B	Netherlands	Chile
6/24/2014	16:00		GROUP C	Japan	Colombia
6/24/2014	16:00		GROUP C	Greece	Côte d’Ivoire
6/24/2014	12:00		GROUP D	Italy	Uruguay
6/24/2014	12:00		GROUP D	Costa Rica	England
6/25/2014	16:00		GROUP E	Honduras	Switzerland
6/25/2014	16:00		GROUP E	Ecuador	France
6/25/2014	12:00		GROUP F	Nigeria	Argentina
6/25/2014	12:00		GROUP F	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Iran
6/26/2014	12:00		GROUP G	USA	Germany
6/26/2014	12:00		GROUP G	Portugal	Ghana
6/26/2014	16:00		GROUP H	South Korea	Belgium
6/26/2014	16:00		GROUP H	Algeria	Russia
6/28/2014	12:00		ROUND of 16	1A 2B
6/28/2014	16:00		ROUND of 16	1C 2D
6/29/2014	12:00		ROUND of 16	1B 2A
6/29/2014	16:00		ROUND of 16	1D 2C
6/30/2014	12:00		ROUND of 16	1E 2F
6/30/2014	16:00		ROUND of 16	1G 2H
7/1/2014	12:00		ROUND of 16	1F 2E
7/1/2014	16:00		ROUND of 16	1H 2H
7/4/2014	16:00		Quarter-Finals	W49 W50
7/4/2014	12:00		Quarter-Finals	W53 W54
7/5/2014	16:00		Quarter-Finals	W51 W52
7/5/2014	12:00		Quarter-Finals	W55 W56
7/8/2014	16:00		Semi-Finals	W57 W58
7/9/2014	16:00		Semi-Finals	W59 W60
7/12/2014	16:00		3rd Place & Final L61 L62
7/13/2014	15:00		3rd Place & Final W61 W62

Lebron James is holding a live fan chat

The Miami Heat's LeBron James is conducting a live fan chat with fans on Saturday, June 7 at 1:30 pm ET live from the AT&T Center in San Antonio.



http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/51526/20140607/lebron-james-facebook-live-james-conducts-exclusive-live-chat-with-fans.htm

Fantex

From Dan Primacks post Thursday June the 5th


*** Football finance: One of my favorite parts of spending time in New York is that all sorts of interesting people filter through the Fortune offices. Yesterday it was NFL star Vernon Davis, who this week “went public.” Or, to be more specific, a Fantex tracking stock bearing his name went public.

We’ve discussed Fantex before but, for the uninitiated, here is the basic summary: Fantex basically allows investors to bet on a pro athlete’s future earnings (both during and after his playing career). It creates tracking stocks that list via IPO, with most of the offering proceeds going to the athlete via a one-time up-front payment. The athlete is then required to give a predetermined percentage of future earnings to Fantex, which also manages a trading system on which shares can trade. For Davis, it was a $4 million payout for a 10% earnings cut. The offering closed in April, with Fantex yesterday announcing a 70% per share dividend.

Davis says that the opportunity was first presented to him via his agent, and believes that it is just another way for him to better ensure his financial future (he also owns a Jamba Juice, sports club and several other ventures). He adds that he’s heard several teammates discussing Fantex, but that he steered clear of those conversations so as to not violate any SEC rules. A few other notes from our conversation, which also included Fantex founder and CEO Buck French:

• Davis did not go on the road show itself. I’m not entirely clear why, but French suggested it relates to the fact that Davis isn’t actually a Fantex employee or representative. He is, essentially, the product.

• French says that the top geographic market for Davis share purchases was New York, followed by San Francisco. Suggests to me that some “real” investors are involved here, not just Bay Area parents buying stock for their 49ers-obsessed kids (kind of like that Boston Celtics stock my grandfather once purchased for me).

• French took issue with the notion that NFL players are a poor investment, due to short career spans. He says that the average career for a Pro Bowler like Davis is 11.7 years, while the average first-round pick (which Davis also was) has an average 9.4 year career. That said, it sounds a bit like golf may be the next sport Fantex gets involved with.






Fantex sure is an interesting idea, it will be interesting to see in the long run how many players they can get to sign up for this.




Cheers,
http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/Dean.Collins

FTA television alive and kicking

Los Angeles has a total of 140 over the air FTA television channels for its 5m households......more FTA than any other city.


http://www.acrossplatforms.com/los-angeles-tv-stations-leverage-subchannels

Juliana Margulies from The Good Wife hosts a live fan chat

The Good Wife‘s Juliana Margulies hosted a live fan chat on Facebook Monday after the craziness resulting from the shocking death of Josh Charles‘ character, Will Gardner, on Sunday’s episode.