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Look for the Italians to be quicker and more aggressive while the French seek their opportunities with calm. History shows that who scores the first goal in the final wins the match. . |
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| The Footballer wives |
| The wives of high-ranking soccer stars today are the focus of as much media fascination as their husbands. |
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| Who invented football? |
| Was it the Mexicans, Florentines, Chinese, Japanese or Eskimos? |
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| Rising young stars |
| A breakout tournament could exponentially boost their earnings power. |
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| The Unknown One |
| There's a mystery swirling about Argentina's World Cup team. His name is Lionel Messi, the ''next Maradona' . |
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| Look out for secret signals |
| If the play gets boring at the World Cup, watch out for the secret signals between the match officials running the game. |
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| A World Cup-free hotel |
| A British hotel is offering football-free breaks for 'soccer widows' desperate to escape the wall-to-wall coverage. |
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Come, let's Crouch
'Do The Crouch' dance sweeps England.
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Marketing mania
From World Cup voodoo dolls to vibrators.
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Bets galore
Over a billion pounds will ride on England.
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Stay silent, or else!
Phnom Penh patriarch Non Nget has told Cambodia's 40,000 Buddhist monks to remain passive while watching World Cup football games.
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Fan takes out million-pound cover against trauma
A soccer fan is reported to have taken out a 1 million-pound (US$1.85 million) insurance policy to cover him against the trauma of England being knocked out.
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Golden ball for World Cup final
The sets of 15 balls for each match will for the first time have the names of the teams, venue, date and kickoff time.
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