South Africa's electricity company expects to be under pressure during the World Cup.
State-owned Eskom says it will regularly update South Africans on supply during the tournament, which starts June 11, and ask them to turn off some appliances if power runs low.
Under the worst circumstances, South Africans will be asked to turn off everything but one TV - so they can continue to get updates - and one light.
The utility says ``although electricity supply is expected to be sufficient over this period, cold winter temperatures combined with high electricity demand is likely to place Eskom under additional pressure.''
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FEILHABER RELEGATION: U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber's future is uncertain after his club AGF Aarhus was relegated to Denmark's second-highest division.
Aarhus lost 3-0 Sunday to Odense, meaning the club will move down after 65 consecutive seasons in the top flight. Feilhaber left Denmark after the match to join the U.S. squad's World Cup preparations.
Danish media are speculating Aarhus will be forced to sell Feilhaber and Danish international Jakob Poulsen to adjust its balance sheet next season.
The owners of the club declined to comment but acknowledged the relegation was a ``challenge to our business plans.''
``We will have to adjust our expenses,'' said Jan Christensen, a spokesman for the club owners.
Feilhaber joined Aarhus on a three-year contract in 2008 after his previous club, Derby, was relegated from the English Premier League.
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FASIONABLE FOOTWEAR: North Korea's national team stepped onto the field against Paraguay for its first warmup match on European soil this weekend wearing a colorful collection of footwear.
Four of the starting 11 players in Nyon, Switzerland, donned yellow shoes, while two were resplendent in lime green, a pair were shod in red, one in a red-lime green mix, one in white and only a single player in old-school black.
The shoes didn't help the final score, however, as Paraguay won 1-0 after a late penalty kick.
North Korea, which reached the quarterfinals at the 1966 World Cup in its only other appearance at the event, will face Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast in Group G.
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BIG PHIL ON TV: World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will be the on-screen expert for South Africa's national broadcaster during the tournament.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation, the host broadcaster, said the Brazilian will be part of its studio team to give commentary and opinion.
Scolari, who coached Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title, will be joined by former Argentina midfielder Ossie Ardiles, a World Cup winner in 1978. England's Paul Ince, Ghana's Abedi Pele, Trinidad and Tobago's Dwight Yorke and France's Bernard Lama will also be part of the SABC lineup.
Clive Barker, South Africa's victorious coach at the 1996 African Cup of Nations, will lead the local analysts.
SABC will air all 64 matches live on its three TV and 18 radio stations, and radio commentary will be in all of South Africa's 11 official languages. SABC radio will be synchronized to terrestrial television signals, allowing viewers in the culturally diverse country to listen to commentary in their chosen language.
``Everyone will be given front-seat viewing,'' SABC chief executive Solly Mokoethle said. ``It's important to give South Africans an experience of a lifetime.''
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PARTY IN BERLIN: FIFA has given the go-ahead to public-viewing parties in Germany during the World Cup.
Such public-viewing events were a huge success at the World Cup in Germany four years ago.
FIFA initially had refused to give licenses for such events, arguing that local sponsoring conflicted with its global marketing. More than 1,500 German organizers have applied for licenses to hold such parties.
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CONTENT KEWELL: Australia striker Harry Kewell is urging soccer fans to attend the World Cup in South Africa despite safety concerns.
Kewell said his family would be attending the tournament and he had no added fears about their personal safety or his own in South Africa compared with anywhere else.
``My family's coming. I have three kids and they're excited to come,'' Kewell said. ``You hear good and bad things about South Africa, but any city in the world, you walk down the wrong street, yes, you may look for trouble. I feel safe. It's safe enough for my kids, so the more (Australian fans) the merrier.''
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FUN FOR EVERYONE: FIFA will make seats at World Cup stadiums available to visually impaired fans.
Seats at six of the venues around South Africa will be set aside for blind or visually impaired fans at 44 matches in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
FIFA says the supporters will listen to an audio description of the match on a small receiver with earphones. The description will focus on the movement of the ball and take into account the seating position of the listeners.
