Kim Jong-il bans World Cup coverage - unless North Korea win

[shadowfax.livejournal.com]

Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has banned the World Cup from being shown in his country – unless they win.



The Supreme Leader has ordered state-run television not to broadcast live games, and to only screen highlights of North Korea's victories.

The ruling means that 99 per cent of the country's 29 million population will not be able to find out who wins the competition unless the 350-1, outsiders win it.

Games between other nations will be banned from the airwaves, while any highlights of North Korea's matches will be heavily edited to ensure that they look like the better team.

All advertising in the stadiums will also be blurred out – along with opposition fans, The Sun newspaper reported.

Mike Breen, author of highly-respected book Kim Jong-il: North Korea's Dear Leader, said: "Like everything else there, the regime will have complete control over the World Cup.

"North Korea will not pay for the TV rights, which means they will not be able to screen live games on state television. They are more likely to get footage from South Korea and then it will be heavily edited to suit the regime.

"Only the ruling elite with access to other satellite channels will be able to watch games involving other countries.

"The majority of the population will have to make do with very one-sided highlights packages hours, and possibly even days, after the game. Any loss will either be ignored or given the smallest of mentions.

"Once North Korea are knocked out, I would be amazed if there were any mention of the World Cup at all."

It is the first time that North Korea has qualified for the World Cup in 44 years.

The last time they qualified was in England in 1966 when they pulled off one of the biggest shocks by beating Italy 1-0 to reach the quarter finals.

Source: telegraph.co.uk

Comments

[fadgelikefudge.livejournal.com]

I'm shocked they even have a team.

[czarny.livejournal.com]

Yeah I think they sometimes play football (as in soccer) as a united Korean team with Southerners, or maybe it was in the Olympics? Idk. I may be confusing it with something else..

[typicrobots.livejournal.com]

Why are you such a DICK?!

[livvyxo.livejournal.com]

If I could ask any person in the entire world a question, it would be this to Jongil.

[ginger-star.livejournal.com]

This man is the only person on earth that I can say that I truly hate.

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

Besides Hitler and all the other oppressive dictators? xD

[czarny.livejournal.com]

That's just stupid.

But then again it's no secret that the DPRK Govt has ridiculous levels of control over their media.

[forgedeternally.livejournal.com]

them being dprk is so ironic in the first place.

[marochi-x.livejournal.com]

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[unrefin3d.livejournal.com]

[elilu.livejournal.com]

LOLZ

[downpour.livejournal.com]

as an insane soccer fan this is probably the worst punishment ever. forbid your people from watching the world cup unless your own team wins? :| idek this is so wrong (and stupid LOL).

[smilez4you.livejournal.com]

ikr?! horrible :(

[centric-xx.livejournal.com]

i'm sorry but everytime i read/hear something about him, i always think of

[unrefin3d.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't laugh, but I can't help it. :(

[kayevelyn.livejournal.com]

Well considering who NK are playing against no one in their home country will be able to see the team play. :\

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

Ikr. =/

[bilijoon.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha. Oh gosh.

[jia-zhang.livejournal.com]

It'll be interesting to see how their team does. I kind of hope they go up against Spain in the first round just to see them get creamed.

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

I believe NK's fighting against Brazil. It's in Group G with Brazil, Ivory Coast, and Portugal lmao. Hardcore, I tell you.

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

/facepalm

i would kill if someone forbade me from watching the world cup.

[xkuroxhimex.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on that one. Last world cup I was in summer school cuz my mom thought it would be a good idea to be in the SAT prep program DURING the World Cup. I'm so happy my school has that soccer craze cuz a lot of us banded together to get the teacher to let us watch games we wanted to watch and then we got a TV in the cafeteria. XDD

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has banned the World Cup from being shown in his country – unless they win.



Srsly with North Korea being in the Group of Death, it will take a ~miracle~ for them to emerge victorious. Oh well NK can make miracles, so we'll see about that. But I support Germany and Brazil unf yeah

[romangoodbye.livejournal.com]

THIS SFM

[breathe-ai.livejournal.com]

Sounds like North Korea won't be seeing the World Cup...

[tablo.livejournal.com]

the world cup is going to be SO INTENSE NEXT YEAR so much has happened

this is going to be interesting to watch

[chaosmyth.livejournal.com]

that was pure luck, tsk u.u

/a bitter Italian

(lol xD)

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

OMG I LOL'D IRL

[smilez4you.livejournal.com]

:) ur icon! <3

[bellaprincess9.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised.

[psychedelicred.livejournal.com]

where do i get communist-style jerseys?
gmarket?

[thepunkyparty.livejournal.com]

I hope they gonna get knocked out soon, don't wanna see them.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Why?

[pickychu.livejournal.com]

lol stfu

[lancee-ism.livejournal.com]

suits his name kim jong-IL.. yeah. so ILL, sick and... *words fail me..*

[theycallmeriz.livejournal.com]

LMAO! Did you get that from Russell Howard's Good News? :')


Kim Jong-Ill
Kim Jong-Saaad
Kim Jong-Sleeeepy

:'L

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

Sigh... Not surprised. :(

Brazil, represent!

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

representando portugal~~

[midnight808.livejournal.com]

i dont know why im laughing XD