Blatter announces FIFA inquiry into North Korea player mistreatment allegations

FIFA probes alleged North Korea player punishment

Rising ticket prices, inactive stadiums likely to be South Africa’s initial World Cup legacy

SAfrica’s World Cup legacy: Higher ticket prices

Venomous headlines in Egyptian media fed soccer fans’ anger with Algeria

Egypt’s media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria

Mubarak enters soccer row with Algeria, says attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated

Mubarak vows not to tolerate attacks on Egyptians

Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria in escalating row over World Cup rivalry

Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria

CAIRO — Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.

Egypt, Algeria in a growing diplomatic row caused by their bitter soccer rivalry

Egypt, Algeria soccer tiff grows

CAIRO — Egypt on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultations as part of a growing diplomatic row caused by a bitter soccer rivalry between the two Arab nations that has sparked violence among fans.