Such requests are surely handled when time and situation allows. A friend of mine flew back from somewhere in Africa last year on the night of the Germany v England match. At time of boarding it was 1-1. About an hour into the flight the Captain announced the final 5-1 scoreline.
This must be tempered though with the fact that pilots and controllers must be concerned in flight safety first and foremost, passengers requests and football come second.
Can you imagine the board of inquiry chewing over a CVR that went something like this:
"London good afternoon xyz with you FL350, request England score"
"xyz, 1-0 England, Beckham penalty, 44 th minute, s**t avoiding action turn ..."
Last sound on CVR "TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DESCEND DESCEND".
Last edited by timzsta; 9th Jun 2002 at 22:04.