The quadrennial, month-long carnival that is the FIFA World Cup? finals is not just about the football, just as football itself is so much more than just '22 hirelings kicking a leather ball', as was once famously suggested.
Ticket centers at the 12 World Cup stadiums will open from May 31.
British police are urging soccer fans heading for the World Cup to think twice before visiting prostitutes in Germany as many of the women may have been forced into sex slavery.
Fans heading to Germany for the World Cup can expect their living costs to rise up to 110% during the four-week extravaganza, a survey by human resources firm ECA International said on Wednesday.
FIFA plans to stage an anti-racism day during the World Cup to demonstrate its opposition to discrimination in any form, organisers said on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth II has set aside July 10 to welcome England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and his players for an open-top bus World Cup victory celebration to Trafalgar Square.
Germany will beef up police patrols during the World Cup, the government said Wednesday, a move aimed at reassuring visitors amid concern over racist violence and hooliganism.
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