Police said an unidentified 25-year-old South Korean fan climbed up a road sign amid wild celebrations after watching his team fight back to win their opening finals match 2-1 over Togo.
The 34-year-old midfielder and a few other ageing players from the team's triumphs at the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European championship will retire after the finals in Germany and would love to do so on a high note
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Champions Brazil start as clear favourites with striker Ronaldinho the player and the fans are most looking forward to watching.
An early goal by Thierry Henry set up a 2-0 win for France against Denmark in a World Cup warm-up match
Italy and Switzerland shared a scrappy 1-1 draw in a warm-up match before the World Cup
Manchester United moved into the top four for the first time this season with a scrappy 1-0 victory at Everton.
Special arrangements have also been made at several places, including the national capital, for people to take bath in rivers on the occasion.
The Cameroon striker won the award for the third year running, edging out Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba by two points.
The Beijing Olympics ended with a flash of fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.
The world champions finished 44 points clear of nearest rivals the Czech Republic in the rankings.
Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien have been nominated for the African Footballer of the Year award
During his tenure, Dayal will also act as the special envoy of the government of India and hence liaise with the united Nations to go into the depth of the allegations made by Volcker.
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Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the final marred by a head injury to England captain John Terry.
French striker Jeremie Aliadiere fired Arsenal to a 3-1 extra-time victory over arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday and a place in next month's League Cup final against Chelsea.
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Liverpool moved up to third in the Premier League after they won 3-0 at Charlton Athletic and rivals Arsenal could only draw 2-2 with Portsmouth after being two goals down on Saturday.
Former colonial powers Britain and France on Friday paraded their historical links to Africa to try to win backing for their bids to host the 2012 Olympics.
Manchester United posted a 2-1 win at Middlesbrough while Liverpool scored their first away victory of the season.
Monaco beat Paris St Germain 2-0 and they are now third in the standings with 42 points from 23 games.
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