Argentine mocks exit of Brazil, England from Cup

The Argentine press cheered on Sunday, a day after both England and Brazil were eliminated from soccer's World Cup.

England fans exit Cup quietly

In the end, England's soccer fans accepted World Cup defeat with dignity - and without the drunken violence authorities had prepared for and hoped against.

German motorist injures 21 at Cup

A German motorist injured 21 people Sunday when he drove a Volkswagen Polo through a concrete barrier that protects Berlin's main World Cup public viewing area, police said.

World Cup fever infects Cuban children

Cuba, the land of baseball fanaticism, has caught World Cup fever. Children across the island are putting down their bats in favor of the ultimate foot game, turning patches of grass into soccer fields and using everything from basketballs to crumpled-up pieces of paper as balls.

World Cup boosts Bangladesh's exports to Germany

Bangladesh's exports in knitwear products to Germany have surged thanks to fans buying World Cup jerseys and other clothing, the industry's president said Thursday

China commentator's Cup rant reborn as ring tone

An over-zealous TV announcer's headline-making rant has become music to the ears of Chinese cellphone users, combining their love for mobile chatter and World Cup soccer into a single new accessory.

World Cup causes woes for Indonesian power firm

World Cup fever in Indonesia is causing headaches for the state-run power company PLN, which expects to end up more than a million dollars out of pocket as fans stay up late to watch matches.

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Cup craze leads to many soccer widows

As the ongoing World Cup has captured the attention of millions of soccer fans, it's also left large numbers of people temporarily separated from their sports-crazed loved ones

Extra police on standby for England game

Extra Portuguese police have been put on standby in the southern Algarve region, which is popular with English tourists, ahead of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final between Portugal and England, police said.

Lehmann just wants to keep his posh hotel room

Germany want to beat Argentina and stay in the World Cup because the players have become attached to their five-star hotel and do not want to leave it, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann joked on Thursday.

Paraguay team donate $10,000 to maimed colleague

Paraguay's national soccer team donated 10,000 U.S. dollars to Julio Gonzalez, 24, a colleague who lost his left arm after a serious accident, according to reports reaching here on Thursday.