MIAMI BEACH, Fla., PRNewswire/ — Maya Publishing Group, LLC on behalf of its magazine Record Semanario de Futbol announced today the launch of its World Cup pool through its website www.revistarecord.com challenging soccer experts to challenge their friends or family every week.

www.revistarecord.com reported that it is very easy to participate, you only have to fill out the card with the results and you can choose between local, draw or visit. Every match adds different points, depending on the difficulty and the more points added, the level will be raised. And the most interesting part is that the participant may compete with the whole network of friends on facebook.com.

www.revistarecord.com will reward the winners with three fabulous prizes, which include:

1st prize: two airline tickets and 2 nights stay in Guadalajara for the opening of the new Chivas stadium and witness the sacred herd game against Manchester United of Chicharito Hernandez

2nd prize: a $ 500 gift card to buy at tiendafutbol.com

3rd prize: an official World Cup 2010 soccer ball

Record Semanario de Futbol and www.revistarecord.com prepares a unique coverage of the 2010 South Africa World Cup. Record editorial experts will cover from South Africa details, and happenings, of World Cup 2010 and performance of Seleccion Mexicana in every step –phase of 19th World Cup.

From Record, Mexico’s leading sports newspaper, Record Semanario de Futbol and www.revistarecord.com will make your World Cup experience with the best play-by-play coverage of the most important games, unique photo galleries, the most beautiful girls, and the best recaps of each day.

Record Semanario de Futbol and www.revistarecord.com are the authority in the world’s most popular sport, targeting Hispanics in the U.S.

About Maya Publishing Group, LLC.

In 1999 we successfully launched TVnotasUSA, the US Hispanic edition of our leading celebrity gossip and entertainment weekly publication in Mexico. TVnotasUSA has a weekly circulation of 150,000 issues, reaching  960,000 readers. In 2007 we decided to target the Latin male readers, who were until then underserved, by launching H para HombresUSA and H Extremo, the bimonthly magazine that takes readers beyond what they see in H. H para HombresUSA has a circulation of 75,000 issues, reaching 337,500 readers and H Extremo 50,000, reaching 375,000. In 2010 we will continue with our goals by focusing on the editorial and circulation growth of our pillars: TVnotasUSA, H para HombresUSA , H Extremo and Revista Record Semanario de Futbol, in conjunction with the launch and positioning of Record website: www.revistarecord.com .

Web sites: www.tvnotasusa.com, www.hparahombresusa.com, www.hextremousa.com and www.mayapublishinggroup.com

MINNEAPOLIS, PRNewswire/ – When 400,000 soccer fans converge in South Africa this June and July for the World Cup, many of them will find the work of Martin|Williams Advertising. The agency is launching a new campaign in conjunction with the Not For Sale Campaign, an anti-human trafficking nonprofit, that aims to draw soccer fans’ attention to the issue of modern-day slavery. Using both traditional and non-traditional media, the campaign will capitalize on the crowds attracted by the largest sporting event of the year to highlight human trafficking issues in both South Africa and the world.

The agency’s new “Red Card” campaign utilizes a well-known soccer icon to draw the attention of World Cup fans. In soccer, the red card signifies that a player has committed the most serious offense, and Martin|Williams has adapted this symbol to call attention to modern-day slavery as the most serious offense against humanity. The agency’s plan calls for street teams dressed as soccer referees to attend World Cup events and distribute Red Cards to visitors. The reverse sides of the cards will be printed with a range of headlines, including, “The youngest pro footballer signed at 14; which is old if you’re a sex slave,” and, “Child slaves outnumber pro footballers. Makes you wonder what our favorite pastime really is.” Each card includes the message “Stop Offenses Against Children.”

Not For Sale Campaign estimates that there are 30 million slaves in the world today, more than at the height of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Of this group, 50 percent are under the age of 18, a key factor in the World Cup campaign’s emphasis on children.

The Red Card campaign will also be adapted for flyers, stickers, posters and billboards. Ten million flyers will be distributed through South Africa’s Pep retail stores, and 30,000 flyers will be distributed to local students by the Save the World Foundation.

“Human trafficking is an issue all over the world, and the eyes of the world will be on South Africa during this sporting event,” said David Batstone, founder of Not For Sale Campaign. “This campaign will be a powerful tool in helping us capture the attention of World Cup fans and raise awareness of modern-day slavery.”

For more information, visit notforsalecampaign.org.

NEW YORK, PRNewswire/ — Using a full collection of its multimedia assets, ESPN Deportes will provide comprehensive Spanish-language news and information coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup from South Africa June 11 – July 11, 2010.  ESPN Deportes’ month-long news and information World Cup coverage will originate from a picturesque view of Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg, as well as from studios in Buenos Aires, Dallas, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami and Bristol, Connecticut. In addition, to complement its comprehensive Spanish-language news and information coverage of the quadrennial sports event, ESPN Deportes will provide Portuguese-language telecasts of 56 live World Cup matches, starting with the opener as host nation South Africa plays Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg June 11 at 9:30 a.m. ET. Highlights:

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• World Cup-related content across ESPN Deportes TV, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com, ESPN Deportes La Revista and ESPN Deportes Movil;
• More than 1100 hours of World Cup-related news and information programming on ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes Radio combined – the most number of hours the network has ever dedicated to covering a single sporting event;
• More than 70 on-air commentators (hosts, analysts, reporters and contributors) – 20 providing reports from site; nine newsgathering units covering specific teams throughout the tournament;
• Coverage will be presented by an experienced commentator team, including Mario Kempes (Argentina 1974, 78-Champions and 82; ’78 Golden Boot winner); Quique Wolff (Argentina 1974), Jose Ramon Fernandez (covered every FIFA World Cup since 1978); Jorge Ramos (covered every FIFA World Cup since 1986); David Faitelson (covered every FIFA World Cup since 1986), Fernando Schwartz (covered seven FIFA World Cup); John Sutcliffe (four FIFA World Cups: ’94, ’98, ’02, ’06);
• Live 7:30a.m. – 9 p.m. windows of news and information, including eight daily World Cup-centric editions of SportsCenter (five on TV,  three on Radio); onsite production of Fuera de Juego and Cronometro and significant portions of Futbol Picante;
• Portuguese-language telecast of 56 FIFA World Cup matches featuring commentator team led by former soccer players Zinho, a member of Brazil’s 1994 FIFA World Cup-winning team and Favio Batata;
• ESPN Deportes Radio, the only all-sports 24/7 Spanish-language radio network in the U.S., will offer around-the-clock World Cup-related news and info, anchored by the broadcast of its signature soccer talk show, Jorge Ramos y Su Banda, from South Africa throughout the tournament;
• ESPNdeportes.com is providing complete coverage and analysis of the tournament on a World Cup-dedicated microsite that features breaking news, game analysis, and much more;
• ESPN Deportes Movil, the network’s emerging mobile platform, will offer ESPN Deportes Alerts where fans can sign up for free Spanish language text message updates to receive select scores and news by texting FUTBOL to 43776;
• ESPN La Revista 2010 FIFA World Cup Guide featuring a detailed profile on the 32 teams.

ESPN DEPORTES NEWS & INFO. (All times Eastern)

• SportsCenter (9:30 a.m.; 12 p.m.; 4:30 p.m.; 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.) five editions daily – including a 90-minute edition at the conclusion of the last match of the day at 4:30 p.m.;
• Jorge Ramos y su Banda (1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.) ESPN Deportes Radio’s soccer talk-show (simulcast on ESPN Deportes) will originate from South Africa and feature co-hosts Jorge Ramos and Hernan Pereyra with live guests, entertaining discussions of the day’s sports news and analysis. The program will be broadcast each day in-between the early matches. A second edition will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes Radio (only) from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.;
• Fuera de Juego (6 p.m.) the network’s international soccer show co-hosted by World Cup legend and Mario Kempes and ESPN Deportes soccer commentator Fernando Palomo will be produced from site throughout the tournament with ESPN Deportes commentators Andres Agulla, Jose Hernandez, Jose Antonio Noriega, Richard Mendez and Ricardo Ortiz joining from Bristol;
• Sudafrica Al Dia (6:30 p.m.) a 30-minute recap show airing during the tournament and featuring hits from site on relevant news surrounding all the action;
• Juego Cruzado (7 p.m.) the network’s program modeled after Around the Horn will feature the show’s daily panelists from newspaper newsrooms in New York, Miami and Mexico.  Rafa Ramos of La Opinion newspaper will join the show from ESPN Deportes’ studios in South Africa;
• Cronometro (7:30 p.m.) the network’s program modeled after Pardon the Interruption will originate entirely from South Africa featuring co-hosts Jose Ramon Fernandez and David Faitelson debating the hottest topics of the day throughout the tournament;
• Futbol Picante (8 p.m.) the network’s Mexican soccer news program will be aired daily and follow Mexico’s National Soccer team and their journey through the World Cup and feature co-hosts Jose Ramon Fernandez, Rafa Puente (former player and coach), Daniel Brailovsky (former player and coach) and Ciro Procuna from South Africa.  The show will be expanded to 90 minutes on days Team Mexico plays.

LIVE FIFA WORLD CUP GAMES IN PORTUGUESE

In addition comprehensive Spanish-language news and information, ESPN Deportes will present live coverage of 56 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, from the opener (South Africa vs. Mexico) on June 11 through the Final in July 11.  Veteran ESPN Brasil soccer commentators Flavio Pereira and Jose Werneck will handle the play-by-play joined by former soccer players Crizam Cesar de Olivereira Filho, better known as Zinho and Favio Batata. Zinho, who most recently served as the manager of Miami FC of the USL First Division, was a member of the 1994 FIFA World Cup winning team.  He was capped 57 times between March 1989 and February 1998.  Batata started his career with Santos in 1977. In 1978 he won the championship with Sao Paulo and was with Vila Belmiro for three years.  He played with Mexico’s Club America from 1980-1984, returning that year to Brazil to play with Parana Clube.

ESPN Deportes Radio:

The only 24/7 Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S. will feature around-the-clock World Cup news and information coverage to 43 affiliates nationwide, anchored by three daily live editions of its soccer talk show, Jorge Ramos y Su Banda from studios at Nelson Mandela Square.   ESPN Deportes Radio will have at least two reporters live from ESPN Deportes Radio studios in Nelson Mandela Square participating on shows throughout the day. Radio coverage will include:

• Al Despertar en Sudafrica (5 a.m.-7 a.m.) – Co-hosted Kenneth Garray, Humberto Carrera, Andres Agulla and Pedro Vita, the morning-drive show will provide a recap of all the matches from the previous day;
• SportsCenter (8 a.m.; 3 p.m.; 12 a.m.) three, one-hour editions providing the latest news and information surrounding the event in addition to SportsCenter updates every 20 minutes;
• Raza Mundialista (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) the radio network’s talk show will be broadcast in-between the early matches featuring up-to-the-minute news and information with program’s co-hosts David Faitelson and Rafa Ramos joining in live from South Africa;
• Jorge Ramos y su Banda (1 p.m.-3 p.m.; 4 p.m.-7 p.m.) ESPN Deportes Radio’s soccer talk-show (simulcast on ESPN Deportes) will originate from South Africa and feature co-hosts Jorge Ramos and Hernan Pereyra with live guests, entertaining discussions of the day’s sports news and analysis. The program will be broadcast each day in-between the early matches and at the conclusion of the last match of the day;
• Destino Sudafrica (7 p.m.-9 p.m.) will be fully dedicated to covering all the World Cup action from the fan’s point of view.  The show will be fueled by fan interaction, giving fans the opportunity to call-in and give their opinion on the tournament;
• Balon 2010 (9 p.m.-12 a.m.) this talk-show will be broadcast exclusively during the World Cup and feature a recap of all the matches of the day;
• Zona Mixta (1 a.m.-5 a.m.) ESPN Deportes Radio’s evening daily program will provide a recap of the day’s matches and feature special guests from South Africa.

ESPN DEPORTES MOVIL

ESPN Deportes’ emerging platform will offer for the first time ESPN Deportes Alerts where fans can sign up for free Spanish language text message updates to receive select scores and news by texting FUTBOL to 43776.

ESPNDEPORTES.COM

At ESPNdeportes.com Mundial 2010 soccer fans will also be able to access complete on-the-ground Spanish language coverage from a team of writers, correspondents and on-air commentators for ESPNdeportes.com, including renowned coach Carlos Bianchi and ESPN Deportes analysts D. Brailovsky, D. Faitelson, J.R. Fernandez, F. Palomo, J. Ramos and F. Schwartz.

Other features available from ESPNdeportes.com Mundial 2010 include:

• Expert analysis and opinion from exclusive video segments produced in South Africa;
• Real-time enhanced GameCast of all 64 games with an enhanced chat application where users can post comments, send tweets or follow a Facebook feed from their friends;
• Live tweets from South Africa with commentary on the matches, news from South Africa and World Cup-related programming updates by following @ESPNdeportes/mundial2010;
• Photo galleries capturing all the action of every match;
• A comprehensive look at every team and the top players of the tournament;
• Worldwide contributions from ESPN experts in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, London, Bristol and South Africa;
• Spanish-language versions of the four fantasy games developed for the World Cup.

ESPN DEPORTES LA REVISTA

The June issue of ESPN Deportes La Revista, on newsstands this week, features Lionel Messi (Argentina), Andres Guardado (Mexico), David Villa (Spain) and Yoann Gourcuff (France) on the cover.  ESPN Deportes La Revista’s World Cup Preview provides a group-by-group breakdown of the 32 teams that will be battling it out for the World Cup trophy—predictions and analysis.  Articles in this issue include:

• “Historia de la Redonda” – an in-depth look at the World Cup over the past 50 years;
• “Anejas Rivalidades” – In their quest for conquering the most coveted trophy, the World Cup has left historic rivals — in-and-off-the-field. This issue explores how the major rivalries came to being;
• “Carteles mundialistas” – The power of soccer expressed through art – this issue reports on how artists use the World Cup as a platform to inspire and sometimes foster a social movement through soccer;
• “La Soledad del Portero” – Being a goalkeeper is considered by many the loneliest position in sports — profile on Guillermo Ochoa, goalkeeper of the Mexican National Team.
• “Sudafrica entre la libertad y el futbol” – First they fought for their independence and now South Africa, the first African nation to host a World Cup, wants to make history on the field.

WASHINGTON, PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The 2010 World Cup “kicks off” tomorrow, and as the world watches and cheers on their respective teams, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) continues to use sports as a means to promote understanding and peace in the developing world. For many years, soccer (or football as it is known in the rest of the world) has been an integral part of the work that is done by USAID. The game of soccer has proven to be instrumental in bringing communities together, empowering youth, and teaching crucial life skills like teamwork, self-confidence and motivation to succeed.

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Sports such as soccer play a significant role in cultures and communities around the world, and have the capacity to transform the lives of individuals.  It bolsters physical, psychological, emotional, and social well-being and development.  There is a growing understanding that sports programs are powerful vehicles for achieving broader goals, particularly in advancing development and peace agendas.

Sports in general are a common language that can help bridge cultural, ethnic, and geographic divides. They can help people learn how to set and achieve goals through discipline and hard work. They nurture the development of decision-making and leadership abilities, while teaching people to manage both success and failure. People who participate in sports have the opportunity to improve their communication skills and gain valuable experience in collaboration and teamwork. Sports bring people together who might not otherwise have a chance to meet and allows them an opportunity to share their experiences and work together toward a common goal. These social skills and experiences are readily transferable to other aspects of life and may improve a person’s ability to succeed as a student, employee, community member, or advocate for a particular cause.

Some examples of USAID-funded soccer activities include everything from funding soccer fields in Colombia to sponsoring peace tournaments in Kenya. Sports for Life is a program funded by USAID’s War Victims Fund, which helps rehabilitate people with disabilities, including victims of landmines, and reintegrating them into society. These sports events bring together people with and without disabilities, enabling them to focus on a common love for the game rather than disabilities and differences.

USAID is committed to continuing to work with our missions and partners around the world to bring a unique focus on the world’s youth through sports. USAID has launched a new website for all things soccer: http://www.usaid.gov/soccer/ and throughout the month of The World Cup we will highlight different USAID activities relating to this sport.

For more information about USAID and it’s programs around the world, please visit: www.usaid.gov/.

The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.

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MONTGOMERY, N.Y., PRNewswire/ — Basports.com is ready to win again like they did last time in the soccer World Cup.

In 2006, basports.com won 20 out of 24 World Cup plays, as documented by the Sports Eye.

With 259 #1-finishes in documented handicapping contest categories, basports.com has been recently named America’s best sports handicapper by about.com and its resident gambling expert, Allen Moody.

And now we have that magical time for soccer fans worldwide: the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Basports.com has probably made more money for more clients over the years picking soccer winners than any other sports service.

Going into the World Cup, basports.com has won 23 of their last 32 soccer picks.

About.com’s Allen Moody concludes his review of basports.com by saying this: “I can count on one hand the number of services I would give a positive recommendation about to a fellow sports bettor.  Bob Akmens Sports would certainly be included in that select group.”

This well-known sport-betting guru at mega-portal about.com delivers the ultimate expert opinion about basports.com:

“No other handicapper can match Bob Akmens in terms of winning on a consistent level.”

And Bob Akmens, owner of basports.com, keeps winning contests and showing why that’s true.

Basports.com is unique because they’re the defending national handicapping champs in each of the major sports: football, baseball, basketball and hockey.

Basports.com has a special World Cup package which covers every World Cup release through July 11th.

Allen Moody of about.com also notes that “Bob Akmens … runs one of the only sports services I know that gets respect from bettors of all backgrounds, including the wiseguys who bet for a living.”

In an industry full of guys who burn as bright as a firecracker – and last as long – sports-betting expert Moody has said that Bob Akmens is “one of the most respected handicappers in the business,” and that “you truly do get what you pay for, plus more.”

Basports.com wins long-term for their clients. They will turn new clients into winners – guaranteed.

Who could possibly ask for anything better than that?

ARLINGTON, Texas,  JPRNewswire/ — As excitement builds with the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and in advance of the U.S. National team’s opening match against England on June 12, Panini America (www.paniniamerica.net) has launched its marketing efforts to introduce the official 2010 FIFA World Cup Sticker collection for the first time in the United States at major U.S. retailers and online at www.eurosport.com. Panini’s role as the official licensed trading card and sticker collections manufacturer for the FIFA World Cup dates back to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and will be sold globally in over 100 countries in 2010.  Released in May, the Panini World Cup sticker and card collections are already well on the way to becoming the World’s biggest collectable program.  With over 250 million packets of stickers and cards put into circulation initially and production running at around 20 million packets a day the scale of the operation will dwarf anything previously witnessed within the industry.

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The official 2010 FIFA World Cup Sticker Album features stickers of the 10 stadiums the World Cup matches will be played in South Africa and all 32 teams competing in this year’s World Cup including Mexico, Spain, England, Brazil, the United States and defending Champion, Italy. Some of the highlights include:

• Each team features 17 players.
• USA team features soccer stars Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, DaMarcus Beasley and Tim Howard
• England team features Wayne Rooney and global soccer icon David Beckham, marking what could be the last time David Beckham will appear in a World Cup album as member of the England team
• Brazil team features global soccer star Ronaldinho
• Argentina team features FIFA world Player of the year Messi

After establishing a presence in the U.S. last year, Panini will undertake a concerted distribution and marketing effort in the U.S. under Panini America to promote the FIFA World Cup Sticker/Sticker Album which shattered global sales records during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.  Panini expects to continue that success and capitalize on the excitement of this year’s Tournament and the high expectations for the U.S. National Team.

“Every four years the world gathers for one of the world’s most exciting sporting events, the FIFA World Cup.  For forty years Panini has been a part of that excitement, creating memories for parents and new joy for children as they collect and support their national teams with the official FIFA World Cup Sticker Collection.  The FIFA World Cup sticker collection sells more packets globally than any other collectable, and we are very pleased to bring this excitement to the U.S.,” said Mark Warsop, CEO Panini America, Inc.

As part of the marketing effort, Panini will distribute more than 1.75 million free FIFA World Cup Sticker Album Starter Packs across the country.  The efforts will also include a presence at select MLS soccer games and youth clinics, newspaper insertions in leading Hispanic media including impreMedia and UniVision, the soccer catalog EuroSport and other grassroots sampling.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.,PRNewswire/ — DISH Network L.L.C., America’s fastest-growing pay-TV provider, today announced the launch of the first channel dedicated exclusively to coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Only available to DishLATINO customers, the Univision FIFA World Cup™ Channel offers 24 hours of World Cup games and highlights from Univision, plus an exciting new interactive feature, all in Spanish.

The Univision FIFA World Cup™ Channel is an exciting complement to the extensive World Cup programming DISH Network offers in HD exclusively from Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision. The new “all FIFA World Cup™, all the time” channel provides viewers access to Univision recaps, highlights and primetime replays of the most exciting games from the day before. Located on DISH Network Ch. 826, the Univision FIFA World Cup™ Channel also includes an interactive feature that lets viewers vote with their remote on which team they think will win the upcoming game airing on Univision. Once their vote is cast, viewers will be entered into a sweepstakes where they can win an iPad™ each week, as well as a grand prize of a $5,000 home entertainment system, awarded June 12.

“The Univision FIFA World Cup™ Channel, combined with Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision in high definition, offers our DishLATINO customers unprecedented access to the best the World Cup has to offer,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “We’re proud to partner with Univision to deliver more World Cup coverage than any other pay-TV provider in the country.”

“DISH Network understands and is committed to serving the Hispanic community,” said Tonia O’Connor, executive vice president of Distribution Sales and Marketing, Univision Communications Inc. “Since 1978, Univision has brought the World Cup to audiences in the U.S. and this year, the Univision FIFA World Cup™ Channel engages our audience’s passion for ‘futbol’ in a new and exciting way.”

The Univision FIFA World Cup™ Channel is free to all DishLATINO and DishMEXICO customers. In addition, customers who subscribe to DishLATINO Dos or higher can take advantage of DISH Network’s HD Free for Life promotion featuring dozens of the most popular HD channels including Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision. For more information about DishLATINO’s comprehensive World Cup coverage and HD Free for Life, visit www.dishlatino.com or call 1-888-641-3052 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-888-641-3052      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

World Cup fever is spreading around the globe and with the start of the quadrennial competition just two days away, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’s” senior foreign sports correspondent, John Oliver, embarks on “World Cup 2010: Into Africa.”  This special, multi-part presentation from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” begins with its first installment airing on Thursday, June 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

“Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver and producer Tim Greenberg travel to Johannesburg, South Africa for a multi-part series entitled “World Cup 2010: Into Africa.”  In the first piece, which airs tomorrow, Oliver embeds with the U.S. Soccer team as they train for their highly-anticipated game against England.  Future segments will see Oliver sitting down with the acting South African ambassador, taking a look at the first “African” World Cup, examining the current state of race relations and, finally, celebrating the true spirit of the game.

“As a little boy, my only dream was to one day play for England in the World Cup.  It seems that the closest I will ever get to that dream is to go to the World Cup and make fun of it,” said Oliver.  ”If these pieces result in anything less than soccer becoming the number one sport in America, I will deem them a total failure.”

“World Cup 2010: Into Africa” is the latest of “The Daily Show’s” international special reports.  The Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning series previously traveled to Iran in 2009 (“Jason Jones in Iran: Behind the Veil“), China in 2008 (“Rob Riggle: Chasing the Dragon“) and Iraq in 2007 (“Operation Silent Thunder: ‘The Daily Show’ in Iraq“), among numerous other overseas destinations.

“The Daily Show” airs Monday-Thursday at 11:00 p.m. and repeats at 1:30 a.m. the same night and at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. the following day (all times ET/PT).  Full episodes, as well as clips, are posted for viewing the following day at www.thedailyshow.com with URL and embed links.