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

[SLIGONIAN]

  what a clown.

From the telegraph
By Ben Leach

Wednesday November 25 2009

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 99pc 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.

[Shamrock Shore]

Let's march on the North Korean embassy.
Call LiveWhinge
Demand a replay
What has Keano to say about it?

Some many questions!

[SLIGONIAN]

You know the thing I cant understand is there are 29 million North Koreans, why dont this overthrow this eejit? Like if he is this propogandist and corrupt on the world cup imagine what hes like on other issues.

[Shamrock Shore]

He holds the world record for hole-in-ones according to the official biography.

A total loon but they all think the sun radiates from his arse

[Sandino]

A great idea I hope RTE do the same!

[midLouth]

They haven't had much choice in the matter. Sad that other nations stand by and let this go on, now if they had some oil it might be a different matter.

[Aerlik]

You know the thing I cant understand is there are 29 million North Koreans, why dont this overthrow this eejit? Like if he is this propogandist and corrupt on the world cup imagine what hes like on other issues.

Not so easy when your chief sponsor is the actual world superpower, China.

[redhugh]

I'm so rone-ry,so rone-ry.........!

[red hander]

Sklew you, Hans Blix