[SOCCER ON THE AIR] In a media conference call on Thursday, Jed Drake, ESPN’s executive producer for the World Cup,said favorable kickoff times, extending into prime time on the East Coast, not to mention a growing soccer fan base, make it a foregone conclusion that television ratings should improve over therecord ratings of four years ago.

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