An Australian man is being paid thousands of dollars to
watch the World Cup inside a giant football equipped with a
well-stocked fridge, a games console and a bunk bed.
Adam Santarossa, 23, says his friends are jealous after he was
selected by Adidas to spend the month-long tournament watching
football, tweeting and writing blogs inside the six-metre (yard)
diameter Jabulani ball.
"Other people have work commitments and family commitments. My
only problem is getting my blog done on time," he told AFP. "It's
an easy life I'm living. I'm sure people will be quite
jealous."
Santarossa has a cleaner, free laundry, a PlayStation 3 and a
laptop, and will get 3,000 dollars (2,600 US) for his trouble,
along with the contents of the ball and three bags full of sports
gear.
He is allowed to have friends round to the ball, on Melbourne's
dockside, for Australia's games and even had a visit from a minor
celebrity, singer Dannii Minogue's partner Kris Smith.
"I had a bit of trouble at the start -- it's a bit difficult
having people peer in through the windows 24-seven," he said.
"But it's a pretty easy life. I'm going to be seeing if they can
extend my lease."
