German daily newspaper Bild reported on Wednesday's edition that Brazilian players spent their first night in Germany at a night club in Frankfurt
Elton John, Prince Albert of Monaco, Boris Becker and Sir Howard Stringer of the Sony Corporation — all are zealous soccer fans, and all are expected to make the trip to Germany for the World Cup.
A mail package containing more than 500 World Cup tickets for the first three matches involving France went missing for days, and the French federation is demanding answers.
What is billed as the biggest joint operation in history between European police started Tuesday when 323 officers from 13 countries arrived in Berlin for the World Cup.
England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has given the official World Cup ball a thumbs down, saying it is more like one used for water-polo.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup will have its dramatic moments,just not on the scale of the Olympics, and that's fine with its director.
Some of the people of Nuremberg, arguably the most attractive of the World Cup venues, seem blissfully unaware that soccer fans from around the world are about to descend on their corner of Bavaria.
Many soccer-crazed North Africans fear they could miss out on televised World Cup action because of the high fees levied on broadcasts of the event.
For soccer fans seeking divine intervention on behalf of their teams or in need of consolation after a crushing defeat, religious pastors will be on hand in each of Germany's World Cup cities to offer spiritual care.