Australian Prime Minister John Howard said "I'm broken-hearted" after the Australian team lost to Italy 0-1 in the World Cup on Tuesday.
It's hard to think clothes, when the real talk of the town is soccer.
Bored fans jeered, whistled and groaned with frustration during the World Cup second round match between Switzerland and Ukraine on Monday before a penalty shootout brought them relief from a dire 0-0 draw in Cologne.
Every soccer referee is taught that one of his main jobs is to ensure player safety. When the players show they can't control themselves, the referee must do it for them.
Brazil's sporting press on Monday cheered Portugal's soccer team's victory over Holland in the 2006 Germany World Cup, which takes the team through to the quarter-final of the competition; their praise focused, Felipe Scolari, the team's Brazilian-born manager.
After the Netherlands was defeated by Portugal in the World Cup, one Dutch newspaper on Monday suggests mild anti-depressants or a vacation in the sun to lick the wounds.
Some 130 England fans who were detained after violence flared on Saturday in Stuttgart before England's World Cup match with Ecuador will be barred from the cities of Gelsenkirchen and Munich, police said on Monday.
Michael Owen will not have to worry about losing his salary while he recovers from the injury that put him out of the World Cup but few other workers are in such a fortunate position.
Just as millions of euphoric Australians thought they were about to take another step on their incredible World Cup journey, Francesco Totti broke the heart of a nation
The World Cup stopped the show for Versace on Monday as fashionistas watched Italy and Australia on a screen at the end of the catwalk and Donatella Versace herself only reluctantly broke away from the game.
The 2006 World Cup is a significant event not only for football fans who have flocked to Germany from all over the world. The championship also attracts attention of those who normally make money by exploiting weaknesses and hobbies of football fans.
The FBI estimates wagering on this year's World Cup Soccer will likely double the record $405.00 spent in 2002.
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