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World Cup 2010 Blog: Welcome to Bud House: Where 32 Fans Will Live Together for World Cup 2010

Welcome to Bud House: Where 32 Fans Will Live Together for World Cup 2010

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:00 PM PST

p_2755752 As mentioned in this post about the Pelada pickup soccer movie, we get a lot of emails asking us to publicize this or that on World Cup Blog and The Offside. We’re not a PR machine, so we only post things that are genuinely interesting to football fans. Hopefully the following item falls into that category.

At World Cup 2010 there’s going to be a television series called Bud House, where 32 fans (one for each team competing at World Cup 2010) will live together in a big house in Cape Town, South Africa. Sort of like MTV’s The Real World, but instead of petty arguments over who’s been using whose soap, the drama will presumably center around the World Cup.

As you can tell from the title, Bud House is sponsored by Budweiser. However you feel about that particular brand of beer, I’m thinking this might (repeat: might) be one of those happy instances where corporate sponsorship creates something worthwhile.

I’m posting this not just because it’s an interesting concept and a series I’d almost definitely sit down and watch, but because the producers of Bud House are still accepting applications from fans who want to be a part of this. If you’re interested in representing your nation in 2010 and living alongside 31 other football fans in South Africa this June and July, then here’s what you need to do:

Go to the Bud House application page and give them your info, including two photos and a short video. You need to be 25 or over at the time of the World Cup, you need to be able to speak English and you need to have a valid passport (obviously). Other that that, it’s wide open. If any World Cup Blog/Offside readers are brave enough to apply then please let us know in the comments. Deadline for applications is midnight Friday, February 26th, 2010.