Sleepless nights for football fans

By Bae Ji-sook

Staff reporter

With 2010 World Cup fever sweeping the nation, more and more people are experiencing fatigue as they spend nights watching and cheering football matches one after another.

The seven-hour time difference is giving many football fans sleepless nights here, as it isn't only about South Korea's games. Because every match is a historical opportunity seen only once every four years, fans are staying up every day to catch up with every move of the world's best footballers.

"To be honest, fatigue has already overwhelmed me," 30 year-old office worker Kim Do-hyun said. "Especially watching the 3:30 a.m. match between North Korea and Brazil early on Tuesday morning may have worn me out as 'Monday back at work