FIFA world cup 2014 may be two years away from now but its preparations have already been started around the world - both on field and off field. Recently, FIFA invited applications from all the interested fans who would like to serve the event as volunteer and to many’s surprise the number of applications has gone beyond everyone’s expectations, i.e., over 130,000! This figure is highest till now in FIFA world cup’s history. Notably, the willing volunteers would be asked to serve for minimum 10 hours a day for twenty days in total. These volunteers will have to make themselves available for three events: FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil next year, 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil again, and draws for the two events. More importantly, in last world cup in South Africa, the number of volunteers applied was just 70,000; almost half of present interested soccer fans who would love to serve their favorite sport. Everybody knows that soccer is a religion in Brazil where every citizen lives … [Read more...]