Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been anointed the pin-up boy of the World Cup by Dutch gay magazine Gay Krant
David Beckham is disappointed that an article in Germany's top-selling newspaper mocked his wife, mother, sister and children.
The game had ended long before and a thunderstorm was breaking out, yet die-hard German fans were still at the stadium, singing the chant now heard across the country.
Spain's quest to lose its title of perennial underachiever is off to an impressive start.
Police detained at least 300 German and Polish fans following clashes ahead of their World Cup Group A match on Wednesday in the worst outbreak of trouble at the tournament so far.
Five days of opening World Cup calm ended with a volley of bottles and chairs as dozens of German hooligans clashed with police Wednesday before their country's pivotal win over Poland.
Argentina's legendary No. 10 was there for the team's opening 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast, and he's promised to return for Friday's Group C game against Serbia-Montenegro in Gelsenkirchen.
Three French soccer fans were pinned to the ground, handcuffed, and put into vans by police in Stuttgart on Tuesday, the most tense encounter on another tranquil day of World Cup action.
They're getting more attention in the British papers than the England team. They're the WAGS,wives and girlfriends of the World Cup players.
Bucking dire predictions of domestic disharmony in China during soccer's World Cup finals, an online survey has revealed that more than 80 percent of Chinese women plan to watch at least some of the matches.
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