Violent incidents marred French street celebrations early yesterday following France's 1-0 win over World Cup champions Brazil, with police firing teargas at bottle-hurling youths in central Paris.
Police said they arrested some 180 football fans before and after England's World Cup quarter-final defeat against Portugal in this western German city
Australia Post on Monday released special stamps to celebrate the achievements the Australian team has made in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
This should have been their moment to shine.From Brazil's Ronaldinho to Frank Lampard of England, big-name players in their prime arrived at this World Cup aiming to confirm the stellar reputations they enjoy in club football.
About a thousand fans turned up outside Italy's training base Sunday, prompting coach Marcello Lippi to open the doors for an afternoon practice session.
A South African official on Sunday angrily reacted to a local news report that his country might lose the right to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup due to poor preparations.
Veteren winger Roberto Carlos from Brazil's national soccer team was jeered by angry fans on Sunday as he left his hotel, the Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel, in Frankfurt, on-line portal Terra said on Sunday.
A man angry about loud, jubilant French soccer fans opened fire on a crowd celebrating France's World Cup victory against Brazil, injuring two people before being shot dead by police
A car crashed through security barriers around the "Fan Mile" in central Berlin where soccer fans have been gathering to watch World Cup matches, police said on Sunday, adding seven people had suffered slight injuries.
England's infamous soccer fans accepted defeat with dignity, German police and officials said Sunday, allaying fears that its World Cup exit would be marked by drunken violence
A clampdown on tackling from behind and the less frequent use of the elbow have contributed to a fall in the number of injuries suffered by players at the World Cup finals compared to four years ago.
Football fever around Cyprus is at a massive high, dominating life in a way the island has not seen since Greece's extraordinary triumph in Euro 2004.
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