Host Germany, Argentina Tied at 0-0 During Soccer World Cup (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — Host Germany and two-time champion Argentina were tied 0-0 during the first half of their World Cup soccer quarterfinal in Berlin.

‘Italy took their chances’
FIFA Technical Study Group member Ka-Ming Kwok explains that Italy managed to qualify for the semi-finals thanks to their greater accuracy in front of goal…

ITALY-UKRAINE: Coaches’ Quotes
Marcello Lippi and Oleg Blokhin expressed differing emotions at the end of the Italy-Ukraine quarter-final with the Azzurri’s 3-0 victory described as not a “fair reflection” by Blokhin…

Germany, Argentina Tied 1-1 During Soccer World Cup (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — Germany striker Miroslav Klose scored in the 80th minute to tie the score 1-1 against Argentina in their soccer World Cup quarterfinal in Berlin.

Host Germany, Argentina Tied During Soccer World Cup (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — Host Germany and two-time champion Argentina were tied 0-0 at halftime of their World Cup soccer quarterfinal in Berlin. The winner will reach a July 4 semifinal against Italy or Ukraine, who meet later today in Hamburg.

World Cup May Increase Appetite for German Soccer, League Says (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — The World Cup may increase the appetite for watching German soccer, making it easier to sell television rights abroad to matches played by clubs such as Bayern Munich, according to the country’s top league.

Soccer fans sport World Cup hairstyles (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : As the World Cup goes full steam, soccer fans are showing their support for their favourite teams in more ways than one.

Argentina Leads Germany 1-0 During Soccer World Cup (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — Defender Roberto Ayala scored to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over host Germany during the second half of their soccer World Cup quarterfinal in Berlin.

Asian soccer seeks to boost standards after poor World Cup showing (Slam! Sports)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Asian countries must raise the standard of their national competitions if the region is to avoid a repeat of its poor performance at this year’s World Cup, Asia’s soccer governing body said Friday.

World Cup a big yawn in soccer-hating US (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
If you look west from Germany these days you’ll see America stifling a yawn at the World Cup.

ITALY-UKRAINE: Coaches’ Quotes
Marcello Lippi and Oleg Blokhin expressed differing emotions at the end of the Italy-Ukraine quarter-final with Italy’s 3-0 victory described as not a “fair reflection” by the Ukraine coach…

Soccer fans sport World Cup hairstyles (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : As the World Cup goes full steam, soccer fans are showing their support for their favourite teams in more ways than one.

World Cup May Increase Appetite for German Soccer, League Says (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — The World Cup may increase the appetite for watching German soccer, making it easier to sell television rights abroad to matches played by clubs such as Bayern Munich, according to the country’s top league.

England-Portugal: Drama down the decades
When England and Portugal meet in Gelsenkirchen for a place in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup , it will be hard not to call to mind two titanic struggles between the teams, the semi-final at England 1966 and the quarter-final at UEFA EURO 2004…

GERMANY 1-1 ARGENTINA a.e.t 4-2 PSO
Germany advance to the 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-finals after triumphing 4-2 over Argentina in a penalty shoot-out following a tight, tense match in Berlin s Olympiastadion on Friday, 30 July 2006 that had ended locked at 1-1…

Scolari says would not rule out England job one day
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari would not rule out being England manager one day, he said on Friday…

Soccer fans sport World Cup hairstyles (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : As the World Cup goes full steam, soccer fans are showing their support for their favourite teams in more ways than one. Just by looking at the fans’ hairstyles and their colours, you can now tell a Brazilian fan from an Italian one.

Germany, Argentina Tied 1-1 During Soccer World Cup (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — Germany striker Miroslav Klose scored in the 80th minute to tie the score 1-1 against Argentina in their soccer World Cup quarterfinal in Berlin and take the game into extra time.

World Cup fever infects Cuban children (AP via Yahoo! News)
Cuba, the land of baseball fanaticism, has caught World Cup fever. Children across the island are putting down their bats in favor of the ultimate foot game, turning patches of grass into soccer fields and using everything from basketballs to crumpled-up pieces of paper as balls.

Adidas Says World Cup Soccer Sales Beat Expectations (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
June 28 (Bloomberg) — Adidas AG, the world’s No. 2 sporting- goods maker, said sales of Teamgeist soccer balls, team jerseys and F50+ boots exceeded its forecasts during the World Cup as it captures market share from rivals including Nike Inc.

Eusebio hoping Portuguese can rid themselves of ‘66
Portugal’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final with England may give Sven-Goran Eriksson the chance to avenge the Euro 2004 defeat, but for Portuguese footballing legend Eusebio it represents a possibility of revenge 40 years on from his adopted country’s most crushing defeat…

Adidas Says World Cup Soccer Sales Exceed Company Expectations (Bloomberg.com)
June 28 (Bloomberg) — Adidas AG, the world’s No. 2 sporting- goods maker, said sales of Teamgeist soccer balls, team jerseys and F50+ sport shoes exceeded its expectations during the World Cup as it captures market share from rivals including Nike Inc.

Soccer fans sport World Cup hairstyles (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : As the World Cup goes full steam, soccer fans are showing their support for their favourite teams in more ways than one. Just by looking at the fans’ hairstyles and their colours, you can now tell a Brazilian fan from an Italian one.

Adidas Says World Cup Soccer Sales Exceed Company Expectations (Bloomberg.com)
June 28 (Bloomberg) — Adidas AG, the world’s No. 2 sporting- goods maker, said sales of Teamgeist soccer balls, team jerseys and F50+ sport shoes exceeded its expectations during the World Cup as it captures market share from rivals including Nike Inc.

World Cup rant reborn as ring tone (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An over-zealous TV announcer’s headline-making rant has become music to the ears of Chinese cellphone users, combining their love for mobile chatter and World Cup soccer into a single new accessory.

Adidas Says World Cup Soccer Sales Beat Expectations (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
June 28 (Bloomberg) — Adidas AG, the world’s No. 2 sporting- goods maker, said sales of Teamgeist soccer balls, team jerseys and F50+ boots exceeded its forecasts during the World Cup as it captures market share from rivals including Nike Inc.

Germany out to strike fear into Albiceleste
Ever since coach Jurgen Klinsmann took charge of Germany in the of summer 2004, the talk has been of a what would happen when Germany came up against elite opposition. Now, that moment of truth has arrived in the form of the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup on home soil…

World Cup May Increase Appetite for German Soccer, League Says (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — The World Cup may increase the appetite for watching German soccer, making it easier to sell television rights abroad to matches played by clubs such as Bayern Munich, according to the country’s top league.

World Cup fever infects Cuban children (AP via Yahoo! News)
Cuba, the land of baseball fanaticism, has caught World Cup fever. Children across the island are putting down their bats in favor of the ultimate foot game, turning patches of grass into soccer fields and using everything from basketballs to crumpled-up pieces of paper as balls.