3-D Soccer in U.K. Pubs

The first live 3-D sports broadcast was beamed into nine pubs in the U.K. and Ireland on Saturday.
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3-D Soccer in U.K. Pubs
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A 3-D television camera was used to film a rugby match for the first time in 2008. Now Sky has started to broadcast soccer games in 3-D in the U.K. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Not only did legendary soccer club Manchester United thrash their league rivals Arsenal by three goals to one last Saturday, they were seen doing so on flat screens in 3-D in real time in five major cities.

The first live 3-D sports broadcast was beamed into nine pubs in the U.K. and Ireland on Saturday. Pubs in Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Dublin, hosted the event with dark glasses and technology supplied by Sky.

“A uniquely impressive experience which really made the action come alive,” soccer pundit Frank Wiechula told the Daily Express. The spectacle has to be watched with special glasses similar to those used by audiences of James Cameron’s fantasy film “Avatar.”