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- South Africa pulled it off, now it’s time for Brazil to start getting ready for the World Cup
- Shows featuring dancing, dating, dousing woo summer viewers; World Cup final sets US record
- World Cup victory for Spain adds to status as a sports power in last decade
- Huge Spain fiesta for World Cup win promotes unity in fractured nation hit by economic gloom
- Move over Spain: South Africa emerges triumphant as a warm, efficient World Cup host
- Fiesta time: Spain World Cup team promotes unity in fractured nation beset by economic gloom
- Fiesta time: Spain World Cup team promotes unity in fractured nation best by economic gloom
- SAfrican airport firm says it will reimburse World Cup fans who missed Durban semifinal
- World Cup: no short-term cure for South Africa’s economic woes but long-term boost likely
- 3 planes turned back as King Shaka airport swamped by fans arriving for WCup semifinal
- South African president Zuma says World Cup has been an economic success for the country
- World Cup saps office output around globe, but many companies won’t fight the beautiful game
- As top-ranked Brazil is bounced from World Cup, a sweet sadness descends on Copacabana beach
- ESPN keeping broadcaster Martin Tyler for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
- Mexico-Argentina World Cup match is most-watched program for Spanish-language network
- Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium could be ‘white elephant’ after World Cup
- World Cup rivals Cameron and Merkel take time out from economic negotiations for key game
- Kobe Bryant, longtime soccer fan, makes first trip to Africa to see World Cup
- Watchdog agency: FIFA to withdraw ads that drew complaints over host city names
- Unbeaten yet eliminated New Zealand makes coach Ricki Herbert proud at World Cup
- China’s 1st World Cup sponsor Yiling Solar ’shines’ in South Africa despite team’s absence
- Weekday World Cup game didn’t stop people from watching USA beat Algeria 1-0
- With TVs in the break room, some small businesses accommodate, even encourage World Cup fever
- Rogge plans to discuss possible South African Olympic bid with President Zuma next month
- By halftime, France supporters cheering for South Africa
- SAfrica govt: Surge of foreign visitors continues as World Cup reaches crucial phase
- Charges dropped against 2 Dutch women in World Cup ‘ambush marketing’ case
- Reclusive North Korea shows World Cup game live, but team suffers humiliating defeat
- Delays over: North Korean TV airs live coverage of team’s 7-0 World Cup loss to Portugal
- China’s vuvuzela makers all abuzz about post-World Cup opportunities
- Playful and personable, North Koreans are real celebrities at World Cup in South Africa
- From vendors to innkeepers, many South Africans upset at missing out on World Cup windfall
- The din, the noise! Vuvuzela maker says its all part of the African soccer culture
- World Cup ticket agency defends its record despite empty suites in stadiums
- From squares in Buenos Aires to streets of Seoul, fans revel in World Cup
- Sports world moves to muzzle the constant din of the vuvuzela after World Cup
- No crying in beer: World Cup sob story makes FIFA look bad, but this tale not what it seems
- World Cup security strike spreads to half of venues, Johannesburg latest to be hit
- British broadcaster ITV fires commentator Robbie Earle over World Cup ticket probe
- Company that provides broadcast feed says it’s increasing filters to mute vuvuzelas sound
- Hundreds of stewards strike outside Ellis Park ahead of World Cup match to demand more pay
- FIFA denies detaining Dutch fans wearing mini-dresses in brewery’s ambush marketing scam
- Who’s cheering for North Korea at World Cup opener against mighty Brazil?
- Protesting World Cup stadium security staff call on FIFA about what they should be paid
- FIFA president Blatter backs South African fans’ historical right to blow vuvuzela horns
- Bus strike hits fans after Netherlands-Denmark game at World Cup
- Police take over security at Cape Town, Durban stadiums as security staff walk out
- NKorean state TV airs SKorea’s World Cup match against Greece 2 days late
- AP Interview: Sports minister says Brazil looking at SAfrica 2010 to avoid mistakes in 2014
- Riot police disperse hundreds of protesters outside World Cup stadium after match
- NKorea’s state TV airs 3 World Cup games _ but not those involving SKorea or US
- World Cup officials seek new transportion plan for Soccer City after fans miss opening kickoff
- 60 years later, on a continent far, far away, US and England meet again
- Sixty years later, on a continent far, far away, US and England meet again
- ESPN caters to soccer fans with debut of World Cup coverage
- Animal magnetism: US players get stuck in traffic jam caused by elephant
- ESPN using World Cup coverage to broaden its reach
- As at 1966 World Cup, unpredictability may prove secret weapon for North Korean soccer team
- As in 1966, unpredictability may prove North Korea’s secret weapon
- As World Cup prepares to kick off, South Africa revels in journey from conflict to celebration
- English accent: Theme for World Cup coverage on ABC and ESPN is Rule Britannia!
- SAfrican cabinet minister says WCup won’t see transport crisis, urges use of public system
- US soccer team in South Africa hotel surrounded with stone walls, barbed wire and metal gates
- FIFA says 100,000 World Cup tickets sold in less than 2 days in final sales phase
- Questions over MLS players caused Klinsmann to break off US talks
- Despite lines and computer woes, South Africans snap up World Cup tickets with 2 weeks left
- Fans push and shove at World Cup ticket center, no tickets sold as systems crash
- FIFA says more than 160,000 World Cup tickets unsold with tournament kickoff 2 weeks away
- Australia the first team to arrive for World Cup
- Former president Bill Clinton to serve as honorary US bid chair
- US proposes World Cup draw in Miami, suggests possibility of opener in Texas
- Month to go: South Africa’s contrasts on display as World Cup makes a foray into Africa
- Manchester United to play preseason games in Philly, Kansas City, Houston after WCup
- South Africa players could receive $131K for each World Cup goal from their soccer association
- South Africa’s World Cup organizers say budget is tight, under a lot of pressure
- Beckham leads Forbes list of highest earning football players, making $40 million annually
- 100,000 World Cup tickets sold in 1st day of final phase
- FIFA: 100,000 World Cup tickets sold in 1st day of final phase, semis and final sold out
- FIFA tempts South African fans with 300 tickets for World Cup final in Johannesburg
- 500,000 World Cup tickets still unsold as organizers fear ‘tragic’ empty stadiums
- World Cup final at Soccer City among 25 tournament matches set to be broadcast in 3-D
- Premier of South African province says nation has ‘gone an extra mile’ for World Cup
- FIFA reports $196 million profit, boosts reserve fund to $1 billion in 2009
- David Beckham to miss World Cup after injuring Achilles’ tendon, but future still bright
- David Beckham arrives in Finland for surgery on Achilles’ tendon
- David Beckham departs Milan on flight to Finland for Achilles’ tendon surgery
- David Beckham exits Milan hotel and heads for flight to Finland for Achilles’ tendon surgery
- Sampson says Harkes was dropped from World Cup roster in ‘98 over alleged affair
- England soccer captain’s private life hits front pages after UK court lifts media ban
- ESPN and ABC plan large expansion of World Cup coverage this year from South Africa
- Soccer’s governing body says it won’t intervene in Major League Soccer’s labor dispute
- International union says Major League Soccer is threatening to lock out players next month
- Sony signs 3-D video deal with FIFA for 2010 World Cup
- FIFA boosts efforts for more World Cup local ticket sales in South Africa
- New book ‘Soccernomics’ aims to bust myths about money and the world’s most popular sport
