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When the clock strikes none
For football fans across the world, watching the action unfold in the Far
East will be a test of time.
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Porn to the rescue?
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is said to have gone "ballistic" after the Brazilian press reported that the squad had been provided with a supply of pornographic magazines after he banned sexual activity during the World Cup.
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Brazil adviser ruffles Turkey's feathers
Gilson Nunes, an adviser to the Brazil team's coach, upset the Turkey camp Thursday when he came in to watch training, describing himself as a journalist.
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Finishing Touches
A deft touch, brute power, speed, timing and anticipation... there are few who are blessed with a combination of these, and they are the ones who will score the goals. A shortlist of contenders for the Golden Boot.
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Watering holes, late goals
A comprehensive World Cup pub guide.
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Man nets 6m yen selling fake soccer uniforms
A 28-year-old laundryman was arrested for selling fake uniforms of the Japanese national team on the Internet.
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The world's biggest party is hosted by a teetotaller
"Well, not fair, really: by a shandy-drinker, then. The Japanese like football all right, but they don’t get it in the sense that the English or the Argentinians get it."
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Brazil, France and the politics of World Cup
On the football field, Brazil seeks a long awaited re-match with France. In politics, there may be a match-up instead.
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A survivor's guide to Japan
You may think that you know Japan but, this is a land of paradox - as well
as baffling poetry, obese sportsmen and the smelliest breakfasts around.
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Pundit's Corner
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Brian Glanville on Sepp Blatter
If Blatter wins the election, what sort of a president would he make? With criminal proceedings in Switzerland looming, how much liberty of action could Blatter enjoy? And what would be the public profile of FIFA?
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Rob Hughes: Footballers of the world unite
Give us a World Cup to take our minds off Fifa, corruption and prima donnas.
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Gary Linekar weighs in
The former England striker evaluates the chances of the contenders.
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Alan Hansen's World Cup Legends
Maradona, Pele, Cryuff, Zidane, Moore and Beckenbauer make the cut.
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