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| Back of the Net The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/sports www.ussoccer.com FIFA's official site. In addition to the expected news and team information, there are games, music and interactive pages. Some of the best are video clips from classic games and a poll of the century's best goals (warning: dial-up users will find these pages very slow). soccernet.com ESPN's site is Flash-intensive and has some of the best graphics and navigation. Like the companion Soccernet site, it relies heavily on British newspaper and wire services for its content. More suited to fans of European soccer. www.worldcup365.com The companion site to the popular football365.com, it's irreverent and funny in addition to being informative. Best bits include excuses to give your boss on gamedays and the fact of the day. news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002 The Beeb's offering is predictably England-heavy, but is also lean and easy to navigate. Its qualification section shows how teams got to the Cup much more easily than the official FIFA site. There is also archived radio commentary from the BBC's superior broadcast crew and team-by-team analysis from former England star Gary Lineker. www.bigsoccer.com The largest and best-organized of the soccer message boards, there is a fair amount of intelligent debate and links to news mixed in with the ranters. The U.S. and MLS boards are easily the most popular and can be difficult to access on game days because of high volume. www.dailysoccer.com/wc2002 A no-frills headline site that culls wire services for stories and pictures. Their live scores section offers up-to-the-minute scores and basic summary game information. | | ||||||||
World Cup 2002