Hardline Islamic courts shut cinema halls and barred residents in the Somali capital from watching the World Cup, prompting scores of civilians to protest the ban in which two people were killed, court officials and residents said.
Thousands of Mexicans wearing the national colors of red, green and white swarmed streets and the main plaza of Mexico City on Sunday to celebrate Mexico's 3-1 victory over Iran in the World Cup.
Hardline Islamic courts shut cinema halls and barred residents in the Somali capital from watching the World Cup, prompting scores of civilians to protest the ban in which two people were killed, court officials and residents said.
Orange colors again dominate the stands in Germany when the Netherlands plays.
Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado held off a slew of World Cup anthems to score her first British number one with "Maneater", the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.
The Spanish girlfriend of England midfielder Frank Lampard was barred from a British Airways flight to Germany after she argued with staff who told her she was carrying too much hand luggage, the airline said Saturday.
German police said on Saturday they arrested more than 20 soccer fans -- most of them German and English -- amid violence overnight in the city of Frankfurt following the World Cup opening matches.
German soccer fans exploded in jubilation Friday after their team beat Costa Rica 4-2 in the opening match of the World Cup, waving black-red-gold flags and singing: "We will be world champions."
Police raided the headquarters of a far-right party in Berlin and confiscated about 3,000 guides for the World Cup with racist overtones, a spokesman said Friday.
Under tight security and blue skies, Germany prepared to kick off the 18th World Cup in the southern city of Munich on Friday amid lingering questions over the fitness of captain Michael Ballack.
It would be unfair to call Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas a rising star even if he is just 19.
Racist behavior by fans will be closely monitored at World Cup matches and offenders will be expelled from stadiums and banned from attending other games.
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