Germans train World Cup police
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Forty-six UK officers are being trained in German laws and culture before heading to the World Cup.
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Germany is starting to get that championship look. It took Juergen Klinsmann&#039;s team a mere 12 minutes to break down Sweden 2-0 Saturday, becoming the first team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. It was a one-sided win over what was billed as one of the top European teams heading into the tournament.
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Four referees and 14 players are among 25 people suspected of fixing at least 10 games in Germany's widening soccer scandal, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Policemen from the special task force walk past the Geschwister-Scholl school in Emsdetten, western Germany.Comment
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German police carried out a series of raids Wednesday on individuals suspected of providing financial and other support to Islamic extremist activities outside the country.
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International soccer&#39;s governing body said Wednesday it plans to boost training for the referees who will handle matches at the 2006 World Cup.
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The steps of Cologne&#039;s famous cathedral are a sight to behold, 31 stone stairs stretching almost the length of a football field at their longest point. On this workday, though, the scene on the steps is even more impressive. It&#039;s not even noon, and every spare inch is filled with boisterous World Cup fans dressed in their nation&#039;s colors. The Germans are standing and singing, the English are waving banners, the Swedes are clapping.
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Fireworks thundered and flashbulbs popped all around the darkened stadium, illuminating the German players&#039; brilliant white shirts and the thousands of flags that waved in their honor. Fans screamed and sang for an hour afterward, savoring the lingering moments as hosts of the World Cup. And that was after the consolation game.
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Germans pride themselves on putting on a  good party -- take the Munich beer festival or last year&#39;s  soccer World Cup -- and Berlin is preparing for another big  celebration next week.
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Bundesliga club Schalke 04 named former Stuttgart and Hanover coach Ralf Rangnick as their new trainer on Tuesday in succession to Jupp Heynckes.
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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, even though its coach didn&#39;t want the honor. FIFA said Wednesday that Germany will play the opening match June 9, 2006, in Munich.
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The German referee at the centre of the football match-fixing scandal that has shocked Germany says he is about to name colleagues and players who also took bribes.
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FIFA, determined that the refereeing at the 2006 World Cup finals will be the best ever, are launching an 18-month campaign to ensure the world&#39;s top referees are fully prepared for the finals in Germany.
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GERMANY is to strengthen its security co-operation with Bahrain , especially in the area of police training and civil protection, German Interior Minister Otto Schily said yesterday.
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FIFA is looking at ways to help players prepare better for major international tournaments starting with the 2006 World Cup. The Football Committee and Technical and Development
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Germany, home to some 2.5 million people  of Turkish descent, has started offering courses in doner kebab  production as part of an initiative to train unskilled workers.
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German police launched a major operation at the US military airport at Spangdahlem after US forces received threats by telephone, police in the west German city of Trier said on Tuesday.