The news from the the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen was not good for German fans on Tuesday. Octopus Paul, who has been perfect with his picks in Germany’s first five games, has selected Spain tobeat Germany in Wednesday’s semifinal in Durban. The octopus has made his selections by eating a mussel from one of […]
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Extra! Extra! Brazil eliminated
[OFF THE POST] Prepared for either eventuality, Brazil national team sponsor Extra, a supermarket chain, made two versions of a thank-you ad. Small problem: theFolha de Sao Paulo newspaper ran the wrong one. The morning after Brazil defeated Chile, 3-0, to move into the quarterfinals, the newspaper ran the version expressing sadness atBrazil’s “elimination” and […]
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University shut down in World Cup viewing dispute
[OFF THE POST] The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology shut down, suspending classes and emptying its dorms, after students fought over whetherto cancel classes to watch the World Cup. At least five students were injured in violence between two groups of students — those who wanted to postpone exams and start vacation early towatch […]
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Casillas' girlfriend blamed for loss
[SPAIN] How angry are Spaniards about losing to Switzerland? Some are blaming sideline reporter Sara Carbonero — thegirlfriend of Iker Casillas — for distracting the Spanish goalie on the Swiss goal. To make matters, it was Carbonero’s job after the game to ask Casillas whatwent wrong … Carbonero, a sideline reporter for Telecinco, didn’t pull […]
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Maradona gets best seat in the house
[OFF THE POST] Wanting to be be good hosts, South Africa organizers asked competing teams to send the special requests that will make their stay in South Africathat much more enjoyable. Some lists were short — Slovakia only wanted two ping-pong tables and an electronic dartboard — but others bordered on the excessive. Argentina’s long […]
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Pub workers adopt Rooney's name en masse
[OFF THE POST] The 10 staff members of a Manchester pub have changed their names to Wayne Rooney, bringing the number ofbartenders around England to have changed their names in support of the United star’s World Cup campaign to more than 100. And the favorite name change for pub managers is … Youguessed it, Fabio […]
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Messi worth his weight in chocolate
The Pasteleria Prats in the Catalan town of Lleida has made a 250-pound chocolate statue in honor of Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Messi, whoonly weighs 150 pounds himself, is wearing a Barcelona uniform and holding a Golden Ball on a Prats stand. (The Argentine won the 2009 Golden Ball as the best player in the […]