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.