It's almost upon us, world cup fever has officially started, the adverts are underway, including a great effort from Nike and co, the squad have been selected, and once again England expects.

Fear not though! The Championship Manager is going to help you get through the tournament by providing you with insight, stats and information so you can show off to all your mates when you're watching the games.

Leading the charge will be the newly renamed; Chappers' World Cup Podcast - Led by Mark Chapman who will be based out in South Africa, with the rest of the team; Kevin Day, Graham Poll and Roy Meredith still firmly in the UK Studio. They will offer their usual mix of witty banter and insight into the goings on at the tournament, with Roy on hand to deliver plenty of stats for you to wield.

If you check out the Podcast section of the website you'll be able to access all their previous podcasts, as well as some exclusive blogs from the panel. This will be regularly updated throughout the World Cup so stay tuned.

That's not all we've got to offer though!

Gavin Strachan and Mervyn Day will be providing some seasoned insight into what might be going on behind the scenes in the England camp, approaches to training, just what it means to a player to get that international call up...or not, as well as lots more. You can find all their content under the World Cup tag in the blog section.

Last but not least, our very own Championship Manager Research Team will be offering up 5 relatively unknown players to keep an eye on during the tournament, updating you with all the facts and figures about why they're ones to be watched and keeping you up-to-date as the tournament progresses.

There's plenty to keep your eye on during this tournament, so check regularly and be sure to visit our forums if you want to discuss this or anything else with your fellow fans - ChampMan during the World Cup