French players won't take cash

AFP

France's players, who revolted against Coach Raymond Domenech and then exited in the first round of the World Cup, will not be accepting cash from lucrative marketing revenues generated by the squad. Read the whole story

Lion burgers in Arizona cause outcry

Reuters

An Arizona restaurant that put lion burgers on its menu as a "tribute" to the World Cup being played in South Africa received bomb threats and about 250 e-mails of protest from animal rights activists. Read the whole story

Johnny Depp has World Cup fever

NDTV Movies

To follow World Cup acton, actor Johnny Depp has had televisions placed all over the set of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Read the whole story

Philly stadium area in 'state of emergency'

Philadelphia Inquirer

Mayor Wendell N. Butler Jr., the mayor of Chester, Pa., has declared a state of emergency after four shooting deaths in an eight-day period. The Philadelphia Union will play its first game at its new stadium in Chester, Pa., on Sunday. The stadium in the city's West End is the ... Read the whole story

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