Four days before the football World Cup final, tickets for the match in Berlin were selling on the black market for 10 times their original price.
According to statistics from an overseas blog called "Worldcupdeathwatch," 50 soccer fans around the world have died as a result of the World Cup since it began on June 24. Eleven of those fans were from China, the most of any country.
The foyer in Berlin's biggest brothel sports beer flagons shaped like soccer balls and its big screen theater showed live World Cup matches, but for all the anticipation, the tournament has not led to the huge spike in business the German sex industry had hoped for.
Real Madrid want England midfielder David Beckham to stay at the club 'forever', newly-elected president Ramon Calderon said on Wednesday.
Elton John has become the latest pop star to mock England's failed attempts to win the World Cup.
Police in Berlin said on Wednesday they had arrested two men on suspicion of placing cement-filled soccer balls around the city and inviting people to kick them.
With shouts of "Zizou, Zizou!" and "We're in the final!" on their lips, tens of thousands of French fans poured onto the Champs Elysees after France advanced to the World Cup final Wednesday night. One fan was killed in a subway accident, disrupting traffic while the metro system was packed with people.
Few teams faced more questions heading into the World Cup than Italy and France. The French were over the hill - they couldn't even score. The Italians were consumed by the biggest soccer scandal in the nation's history.
Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin is to fly to Germany to watch the World Cup soccer final on the invitation by FIFA President Sepp Blatter, the temple said on Wednesday.
Fabio Grosso and Alessandro del Piero grabbed two goals in the final two minutes of extra-time to puncture the German World Cup party and send Italy into the final 2-0.
Will it be unlucky 13 for Luiz Felipe Scolari? The Portugal coach has never lost a World Cup match, a run that has reached 12 unbeaten games at the World Cup dating back to 2002, when he led his native Brazil to the title.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi hailed midfield superiority and a fear of the penalty shootout as the keys to his team's stunning 2-0 win over hosts Germany in the semi-final of the World Cup on Tuesday.
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