Two-thirds of Scots will support England, says poll
Two-thirds of Scottish football fans will support England at the FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, dispelling the stereotype they will cheer on their southern neighbour’s opponents, a survey showed on Friday…

Germany wary of new threats at World Cup (AP) Updated: 2006-04-01 09:39 (China Daily)
Germany is wary of new security threats at the World Cup East European hooligans and potential violence at hundreds of jumbo screens showing the games across the country.

World Cup trophy arrives in Ukraine (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
KIEV, March 31 (RIA Novosti, Vladimir Suprun) - The gold trophy awarded to soccer World Cup champions arrived in Ukraine from Russia Friday as part of its worldwide tour.

23 referees named for World Cup (TSN)
No Canadian or American referees made the cut for the World Cup. Europe and Latin America dominated the list of 23 referees chosen Friday by FIFA for this summer’s tournament in Germany. Germany’s Markus Merk, Slovakia’s Lubos Michel and England’s Graham Poll were among 10 from Europe, joining seven referees from Latin America.