Suddenly, all the old divisions don't seem so important. Ukrainians - bitterly split over language, politics and whether they belong in the West or with Russia - have been savoring a rare taste of unity with their country's gritty advancement to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
A record number of red cards, including four in one game and three in the first 46 minutes of another, suggests there is something fundamentally wrong with the world's most popular sport.
Record numbers of women are watching the World Cup soccer tournament, but advertisers have overlooked the trend and almost exclusively pitched male-skewed brands using familiar methods.
Chinese soccer commentator Huang Jianxiang apologized on Tuesday to TV viewers for his biased comments in World Cup game between Italy and Australia.
French fans had not celebrated with such abandon in a World Cup stadium since 1998. Then again, Zinedine Zidane had not played a game like this one in eight years. They're not ready to throw his retirement party just yet.
Ronaldo broke free early, flashed past Ghana's flailing goalkeeper and poked the ball into the net.
Gerd Mueller paid tribute on Tuesday to Ronaldo after the Brazilian broke the former West Germany striker's World Cup scoring record.
The greatest player of the last decade demonstrated on Tuesday that he remains exceptional, inspiring France to a 3-1 win over Spain for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Soccer's governing body is not ready to put a second referee on the pitch during this World Cup.
Manchester United and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo has said he would like to play for Real Madrid and plans to talk about his future after the World Cup.
Huang Jianxiang, one of the most famous sports commentators on CCTV, went "crazy" this morning while broadcasting the World Cup match between Italy and Australia.
It's hard to think clothes, when the real talk of the town is soccer.
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