Report: South Korea to refer World Cup soccer dispute with North Korea

CBS Sportsline - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -South Korea wants FIFA to mediate a dispute with North Korea over its refusal to let the South play its national anthem and raise its flag at a World Cup game in Pyongyang next month. During a meeting at the North Korean
Source: www.sportsline.com

Soccer players get left high and dry
Baltimore Sun - THE PROBLEM // A Brooklyn soccer pavilion lacked running water. THE BACKSTORY // A tipster reported to Watchdog that the William J. Myers Soccer Pavilion in Brooklyn had had no running water for three weeks. After a call to the Baltimore Department
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Magazine: Flamengo has most fans
Sports Illustrated - SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's Flamengo has the biggest club fan base in the world, ahead of Mexican teams Chivas and America, a Brazilian magazine reported on Tuesday. The five-time Brazilian champion has 32.6 million fans, according to the Web
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Indian tour, the nastiest ever
ninemsn - And in regards to people that think it is a trivial thing to call Roy a monkey, look to the Spanish soccer. They have had a real problem with crowds taunting African players with monkey taunts and chants.
Source: wwos.ninemsn.com.au


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