World Cup Fever

The much anticipated Fifa World Cup fever has finally arrived with matches being played across the whole of the Deutschland.

In turn, fans across the World are really getting into the spirit of the games though in markedly different ways. How's this for cultural diversity:

On one end of the spectrum, you have soccer enthusiasts such as British Prime Minister Tony Blair- who opted to raise the red/white cross of St. George high above 10 Downing St. in support of England on match days.
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On the other end, Islamic courts in Mogadishu have shut down movie theaters and restaurants which were set to air the world cup, while also banning the games from being viewed by residents.
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No doubt, the Islamic clerics in Somalia were merely reacting with disappointment to the news that Iran was routed by Mexico earlier in the afternoon. Sheesh...and I thought Red Sox fans took sports a little too seriously.
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Meanwhile, Americans across these United States raised a collective yawn.