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De Rossi says sorry for elbow

Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi apologised for catching USA striker Brian McBride with his elbow in Saturday’s 1-1 draw in FIFA World Cup Group E.

GERMANY 1-0 POLAND

A last-gasp goal from substitute Oliver Neuville gave Germany their second successive Group A victory against Poland in Dortmund on Wednesday, 14 June…

Giant screen packs My Dinh stadium

My Dinh National Stadium’s Sports Complex has been hosting hundreds of football fans in the last few days since the World Cup kicked off last Friday…

Managing to lose their jobs

The unusual circumstances surrounding Togo coach Otto Pfister this week first he resigns, then he returns highlights a situation that it is not…

Saudi vs Tunisia: Arab brotherhood on the shelf

www.the-afc.com Football Writer Ali Al Hamdani meets a bunch of enthusiastic Saudi-Tunisia fans at Frankfurt airport on their way to Munich to watch the…

Kone: We must stop Robben

Talented, young and exciting, Marco van Basten"s Netherlands could well turn out to be the revelation of the tournament, but there is one at least Côte…

Referee assignments for matches 21-23

Referee assignments for matches 21-23

SPAIN 4-0 UKRAINE

Spain made a dream start to their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 4-0 victory over Group H rivals Ukraine in Leipzig on Wednesday, 14 June 2006.

Schneider stresses home advantage

A bout of football fever is rapidly becoming an epidemic in Germany as passion for the 2006 FIFA World Cup reaches every nook and cranny of the host…

Anbar blow for Saudi Arabia

There was bad news for Saudi coach Marcos Paqueta on Tuesday after his in-form young striker Mohammed Al Anbar received a knock which could see him miss…

Students join World Cup party

"Go,go, go! Ale!Ale!Ale!" …is the sound of nearly 1,000 students from Ha Noi Teachers" Training College when Arjen Robben scored for the Netherlands…