World Cup's 'Chief Watchers' savour tournament's dream job

NEW YORK, July 15 : World Cup fanatics Kevin Akoto and Austin Franklin have lived the dream of any diehard football fan this year: watching every match from the tournament from start to finish - and getting paid for it. The "Chief World Cup Watchers" for U.S. broadcaster Fox One will add a unique item to their resumes when the final whistle sounds in Sunday's final between Spain and Argentina, having watched all 104 matches from the quadrennial showpiece."My dad cleans up oil spills for a living,” said Franklin, an influencer living in Los Angeles. “I sit here with my friend Kevin and watch all of these matches and get to go outside and interact with fans.”The pair sit inside a glass-walled viewing cube in Times Square on matchdays, living life in a sort of fish bowl, as passers-by often s