From: NEW YORK POST on Sat, Jul 10 2010 3:55 PM

Dutch fans left Amsterdam for South Africa to cheer on their team in the World Cup’s final match.

From: NEW YORK POST on Sat, Jul 10 2010 3:55 PM

As the football World Cup draws to a close, African star singers Angelique Kidjo and Youssou N’Dour, performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival, say the Cup should give their continent to confidence to envisage a brighter future.

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 10:53 PM

To mark the end of the World Cup, residents of Soweto staged a colourful parade through the streets of the famous South African township. A Voiced AFPTV Report. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 10:53 PM

As the World Cup approaches its finale, some are asking to what extent has it affected the environment? FIFA has tried to reduce the event’s impact, encouraging the use of renewable energy in the country's new stadiums. But visitors and teams have left a sizeable carbon footprint. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 10:53 PM

To mark the end of the World Cup, residents of Soweto staged a colourful parade through the streets of the famous South African township. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 5:52 PM

Running alongside the World Cup is another, no less global, tournament. Football for Hope brings together 32 youth teams from around the world — each one with first hand experience of using football to overcome conflict, educate or provide an escape from a life of drugs and crime. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 5:52 PM

Psychic octopus predicts Spain will win the World Cup, while Germany will win the third place playoff

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 5:52 PM

Pauline, a female octopus in Dutch captivity, has predicted victory for the Netherlands in Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain, contradicting Paul the psychic German octopus after whom she was named. Images.

From: NEW YORK POST on Fri, Jul 09 2010 5:52 PM

Spanish defender, Carles Puyol, says he doesn’t expect his name to go down in history for the crucial goal he scored in Spain's late 1-0 victory over Germany in the World Cup semi-final. At any rate, he's hoping for another, more important, goal in the team's final against the Net...

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

Spain fans in Durban celebrated late into the night after their team reached the World Cup final for the first time ever with a 1-0 win over Germany.

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

He could be called the world’s biggest football fan. By the end of the World Cup, Thulani Ngcobo will have attended 38 of the 64 World Cup fixtures — a 17,000-kilometre match marathon that has earned the 29-year-old a spot in the Guinness book of world records. A natural sound version of a...

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

Tears streaming down their faces — Germany fans in Cologne are heart broken after the 1-0 defeat to Spain which ended their World Cup dream.

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

As the curtain falls on South Africa’s World Cup, the national female team — Banyana Banyana -- is focused on qualifying for the women's tournament, being held next year in Germany. But with no professional league, poor facilities and disorganised grass-roots organisation, South Afric...

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) head Ricardo Teixeira said on Thursday much preparatory work remained to do ahead of the 2014 World Cup in terms of getting venues and transport infrastructure ready. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

Germany’s exit from the soccer World Cup at the hands of Spain is met with disconsolation in the country and in one town, violent clashes between rioters and police.

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

Sports analysts discuss where Lebron James may end up and how he could be a walking stimulus plan for the state he chooses to play in.

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:47 PM

Newly-signed Knick Amar’e Stoudemire is officially introduced at MSG and reunites with his old Suns coach.

From: NEW YORK POST on Thu, Jul 08 2010 12:43 AM

Thousands of ecstatic Spain fans in Madrid celebrated their team’s victory over Germany which will take them to the World Cup final for the first time ever.

From: NEW YORK POST on Wed, Jul 07 2010 6:42 PM

Dutch football fans scrambled Wednesday for pricey, last-minute tickets to South Africa as the country went football crazy after reaching the World Cup final for the first time in 32 years. Orange flags took over city streets after the national team’s 3-2 win over Uruguay in the semi-final. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Wed, Jul 07 2010 5:41 PM

Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta says his team is expecting to face a very powerful German side in the World Cup semi-final clash on Wednesday.