New York, June 23, 2026 (AFP) - Dream job: US soccer fans paid to watch every World Cup game

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2026-06-24

It might just be the greatest job in the world. But for the two American men being paid $50,000 to watch every one of the 104 games of the World Cup over 39 days, it is a labor of love. Austin Franklin, 29, and Kevin Akoto, 26, perform their dream task in a temporary fishbowl studio with glass walls on three sides in the heart of Manhattan's Times Square. Enthusiastic fans crowd around the cube to watch the games on two 85-inch TVs as Franklin an......

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