[WORLD CUP: Off the Post] A weak link in Brazil’s first two games, center forward Fred finally scored in Brazil’s 4-1 win over Cameroon, astrike that came thanks … “As incredible as it seems, the ball came in hard and it ended up hitting my mustache,” said Fred, whose new look also prompted a Google search surge for FreddyMercury and high jinx on his Wikipedia page.

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