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“Gelson Fernandes bundled the ball into Spain's goal in the 52nd minute of the game.”
“the presence of 25-year-old Carbonero”
“The £9m scheme to improve traffic in Weymouth, ahead of the town hosting the 2012 sailing events with nearby Portland, has caused major disruption.”
“The scheme includes 10 Buxton pubs and is timed to coincide with the World Cup, then the town's carnival in July.”
“Oscar-winning film-maker Danny Boyle will be artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, organisers have announced.”
“Director Stephen Daldry is one of four other "creatives" who will oversee the Olympic and Paralympic Games' opening and closing ceremonies.”
“Beijing 2008 Games designer Mark Fisher, TV director Hamish Hamilton and producer Catherine Ugwu will also be part of the team.”
“The royal brothers, whose six-day tour is their first joint overseas trip, will support England in their World Cup match against Algeria on Friday and promote the Football Association's bid to host the global soccer tournament in 2018.”
“A 24-year-old man has been arrested following an attack in a Leicestershire pub after a World Cup game, which left a woman needing hospital treatment.”
“They were described as a possible threat to public order who could disrupt the World Cup. The 17 were on a list of 800 known hooligans barred from attending matches in Argentina that authorities there gave to South Africa.”
“An appeal has started to raise £150,000 to put up a bronze statue of former Coventry City manager and football pundit Jimmy Hill.”
“A deadline of 31 July has been set by which to collect the funds.”
“Mr Hill, 81, played for Brentford and Fulham before going on to manage Coventry.”
“making more than 600 appearances on the show.”
“He was also chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association and led the successful campaign against the £20 maximum wage.”
“After becoming Coventry's manager in 1961... before leaving in 1967.”
“He took the club from fifth-bottom of the old Third Division into the top flight for the first time in their history before leaving in 1967.”
“His broadcasting career began at London Weekend Television as Head of Sport from 1967-72”
“Further enquiries have revealed that a substantial number of tickets allocated to Robbie Earle for family and friends have been passed to a third party in breach of FIFA rules. As a result, Robbie Earle's contract with ITV has been termina…”
“Earle, 45, an ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid, played for Wimbledon and Port Vale as well as for Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup.”
“Robbie Earle played for Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup”
“Stewards ejected 36 Dutch supporters from Monday's match between the Netherlands and Denmark midway through the second half in Johannesburg.”
“What we are doing actually at the moment is that we are looking into all available legal remedies against this brewery.”
“What seems to have happened is that there was a clear ambush marketing activity by a Dutch brewery company,”
“However, they were reportedly taken to a Fifa office where police quizzed them about the dresses and asked if they worked for the brewery, Bavaria.”
“Fifa does not have the monopoly on orange and people have the freedom to wear what they want”
“The BBC has received more than 500 complaints about the sound of the horns during its coverage of the South Africa World Cup and said it has 'taken steps to minimise the noise'.”
“On Monday, World Cup organisers ruled out a stadium ban on the plastic horns, which can reach 130 decibels, following complaints from players and fans.”
“It would include a full-size replica of the stern of SS Olympic, the sister ship of Titanic which sailed from Southampton on its fateful voyage. Docks owner, Associated British Ports, is in discussions with the council over the site which …”
“However, earlier this year, the Nazareth Baptist Church claimed the vuvuzela as its own - used by its members on pilgrimages - and threatened legal action to stop them being used at the World Cup.”
“He said on Twitter that "Africa has a different rhythm, a different sound" and it is an important tradition among South African fans that should be celebrated.”
“The BBC has received 545 complaints about the sound of vuvuzela horns during its World Cup coverage.”
“World Cup organisers ruled out a stadium ban on the plastic horns, which can reach 130 decibels, following complaints from players and fans.”
“In April, 135,000 stickers were stolen. Three people were arrested but in May Treelog was targeted again: this time 200,000 stickers were stolen.”
“He believes Brazil will be the best-selling country for the official Fifa album this year. In 2006, he says, the country came second after then-host Germany.”
“Marcelo reckons he knows "at least" 100 people who are also collecting the album, including relatives and work colleagues.”
“He also advised people to switch off lights, fans and air conditioners at home. "If the industries are kept closed, one-third of the electricity consumption will be saved and we can all enjoy the World Cup," Mr Kabir said.”
“Before the World Cup, Bangladesh was already suffering from an energy crisis. Officials had warned that the country was producing 3,700MW of electricity against a demand of about 5,200MW.”
“About 1,000 police officers stood in for the stewards at the game, between Italy and Paraguay in Cape Town.”
“Police and World Cup officials said they expected Tuesday's games to go ahead as planned, with security being handled by police and some non-striking stewards.”
“Staffordshire Police said 43 domestic incidents were reported after England's 1-1 draw with the USA on Saturday... 43 reported incidents out of a population of more than 1m people was 50% higher than for a typical Saturday night”
“Home Office figures suggest domestic abuse rose 25% in England and Wales during England match days during the last World Cup in 2006.”
“Baroness Grey-Thompson won 11 Paralympic gold medals in wheelchair racing and is Britain's most successful Paralympian.”
“although 97% of tickets had been sold”
“Mr Ndebele said too many people still used private transport to get to games and urged fans make use of the 40bn rand ($5.2bn; £3.5bn) worth of transport facilities upgraded specifically for the World Cup.”
“Fifa is investigating whether transport and ticket distribution problems are to blame for ticket holders not showing up at the opening matches”
“Before the tournament started, Fifa said it had sold 97% of the tickets available for the matches.”
“He tried his hand at management at Kettering Town in 2005, but was sacked after 39 days.”
“On Saturday militants killed two people as they attacked a house where people were watching a game. Militant group Hizbul-Islam also arrested 10 others at the house north-east of the capital Mogadishu where fans were watching the game betw…”
“"We are warning all the youth of Somalia not to dare watch these World Cup matches. It is a waste of money and time and they will not benefit anything or get any experience by watching mad men jumping up and down," he said.”
“A private broadcaster moved its equipment from the rebel-held Bakara market to the heavily protected airport so it can continue broadcasting, news agency Reuters reported. They had to do it under the cover of darkness for fear of attack, t…”
“A park for up to 11,000 fans had been set up in Queen Square, but this was not big enough to take all those watching Saturday's World Cup match.”
“The former England manager's son Mark gave shirts to youngsters in Kibera to mark the start of the World Cup.”
“Rapper Dizzee Rascal and comedian James Corden have gone to the top of the UK singles chart with their unofficial World Cup anthem, Shout.”
“Bobby Moore led England to World Cup victory in 1966”
“North Korea progressed to the quarter-finals, with England famously achieving their only World Cup triumph that year.”
“The partnership wants a new vision for Soho before the London 2012 Olympics.”
“Ten people were arrested for football-related disorder in North Yorkshire as England's World Cup bid kicked off on Saturday night.”
“Four arrests were made at Manchester's World Cup screening zone in what has otherwise been described as a "good-natured" event.”
“More than 10,000 England fans attended the ticket-only screening of England's World Cup debut where bars and an artificial beach were laid on.”
“The match was seen by an average audience of 13.2m, which equated to 56% of the total number of people watching television at that time.”
“It is not just this first World Cup on the African continent that gives this year an aura of history. This year, 17 African nations mark 50 years since independence.”
“It is not just this first World Cup on the African continent that gives this year an aura of history.”
“Williams, who played in the infamous 1-0 defeat against the USA at the 1950 World Cup, has raised more than £100,000 for the Alzheimer's Society.”
“Williams, who played in the infamous 1-0 defeat against the USA at the 1950 World Cup, has raised more than £100,000 for the Alzheimer's Society. Williams, a former petrol tank factory welder who left school at 14, was honoured for more th…”
“England's 1950 World Cup goalkeeper, Bert Williams, has been appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.”
“Williams, a former petrol tank factory welder who left school at 14, was honoured for more than seven decades of service to charity and football. He played 28 matches for England during a career in which he won both the FA Cup and the Leag…”
“At 5ft 9in (1.75m) tall, the former England goalkeeper earned his nickname of 'The Cat'...”
“attending galas up to 12 weekends a year.”
“In six months last year he rowed the English Channel, walked the London Marathon in 14 days and scaled El Capitan by completing 4,250 pull-ups.”
“This year he has already climbed the Three Peaks for Sport Relief in 72 hours and completed the London marathon in under 26 hours.”
“Britain's first solo Winter Olympic gold for 30 years”
“32 countries taking part”
“for the first time in 28 years”
“24 years”
“ten-year programme”
“site of 2012 London Olympics”
“Jaguar workers in Birmingham have been told they are not allowed to wear England shirts or fly the flag of St George during the World Cup.”
“Workers will also be unable to leave early for the England v Slovenia game at 3pm on 23 June.”
“England's first match is on Saturday against the United States.”
“The World Cup kicked off in South Africa earlier.”
“The head of Rwanda's Football Federation, Brig-Gen Jean Bosco Kazura, has been arrested for travelling to the World Cup in South Africa.”
“The World Cup kicks off in South Africa later on Friday - the first time it being held in Africa.”
“The cage, 3m (10ft) high and 20m (66ft) in diameter”
“It is designed for a two versus two game that lasts for two minutes.”
“It has been bought with the help of Sport Wales and Communities First.”
“We know that sport has a great power to bring people and communities together and Ty Gwyn will certainly be taking advantage of that.”
“I'm really excited by this project and the idea of taking the new facility into so many different areas for different people.”
“Four thousand people have signed a petition for World Cup matches to be shown on the Big Screen in Derby's Market Place.”
“The petition was due to be handed in on Friday afternoon.”
“The big screen would be showing this summer's Wimbledon matches with a special finals weekend with part of the Market Place grassed over.”
“including a 17,500 capacity site in Castlefield.”
“Addressing the 94,000-strong crowd before the competition's opening game between South Africa and Mexico, Fifa President Sepp Blatter said:”
“Some 350,000 people are expected to visit South Africa for the competition, which is being held in Africa for the first time.”
“The opening game, South Africa versus Mexico at 1500 BST, will kick off a series of 39 matches due to be shown.”
“Five people were arrested when violence erupted in Exchange Square during the 2006 World Cup and more than 40 Rangers fans were detained in 2008 after a screen failed in Piccadilly Gardens.”
“The World Cup is the event that gets to 200-plus countries around the world, and an estimated 26 billion accumulative audience - there is nothing like it.”
“This [Bangladesh] might be a cricket-playing nation, but during the World Cup we go crazy for football. We'll go back to cricket next month.”
“Football has always been popular here but cricket has recently become very well established”
“We hope that the World Cup will encourage more people to play.”
