Soccer fan Henrik Gerdin is a contented man. His team scored a late equalizer, he won a bet and his heart rate officially rose above orgasm level.
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, called the national soccer team's manager, Luis Aragones, on Tuesday to express the government's "affection and support" for the team, ahead of Tuesday's match with France, the country soccer federation said.
Thousands of Ecuadoreans put their team's World Cup disappointment behind them to fill the streets of Quito in a rousing celebration to welcome home their soccer team on Tuesday.
Police in the southern Chinese gambling enclave of Macau have seized 200 million Hong Kong dollars (US$25.7 million; euro20.5 million) in World Cup soccer betting slips from an illegal betting operation, a news report said Wednesday.
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.
A western German state has been watching suspected Islamic militants around the clock during the soccer World Cup, an official said Tuesday.
Police will step up security on the British island of Jersey on Saturday when England plays Portugal in the World Cup quarterfinals to prevent violence involving its Portuguese minority
Brazilians pounded on samba drums and set off fireworks to celebrate Brazil's latest victory in the World Cup on Tuesday, but the partying was mixed with criticism that the team could have played better.
One of the world's best-known Ghanaians, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, was diplomatic in defeat after his nation's 3-0 loss to Brazil in the World Cup on Tuesday.
Chinese soccer commentator Huang Jianxiang apologized on Tuesday to TV viewers for his biased comments in World Cup game between Italy and Australia.
A Chinese sports commentator caused a heated controversy as he shouted "Long Live Italy" and announced "I don't like Australia soccer team" Monday.
More than 100 people have been arrested in Hong Kong for illegal gambling on football since the World Cup kicked off.
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