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Referee versus reality. In 1966, when Geoff Hurst's shot was seen as a goal, modern goal-line technology was not available. But even today some FIFA officials prefer the "human factor" of making mistakes.

Ref! Ref! Ref!

FIFA president Sepp Blatter opposes using technology to help referees make decisions. But the outcry over mistakes such as Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in England's World Cup loss to Germany seems to have changed things.

Goaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllll!

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "Sport shows us the good side of globalization."

It's time to clean up the beautiful game

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "The players no longer respect the officials."

Winning all the way, so far. Team USA. Photo by isiphotos

The day Landon Donovan almost broke the Web

Just how dramatic was Landon Donovan's 91st-minute goal in Wednesday's win-or-go-home US-Algeria World Cup game? Well, it caused Twitter to collapse temporarily, and it might have been the single biggest driver of Internet traffic ever.

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is war minus ___________." George Orwell

The guns, the shooting or the troops?

World Cup diary

Dagmar Taylor writes: "At work, in the beer garden, even at the dentist's: The World Cup is everywhere."

The Vuvuzela 2010 app has been downloaded more than a million times.

Vuvuzela apps top the iTunes charts

Vuvuzela apps are topping the Apple iTunes charts. They allow iPhone owners to annoy friends and family by turning their phone into a virtual trumpet. One app, Vuvuzela 2010, has been downloaded more than a million times from Apple's App Store.

Blow that vuvuzela!

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "The joyous noise of the vuvuzela is not music to all ears."

FIFA Superstars is free to play, but users will have to buy additional "team packs" if they want to be successful.

Facebook and football's superstars

After the success of virtual pets, farms and gang warfare, social network gaming is moving up to the next level. With FIFA Superstars, Facebook users can train and manage football teams and build stadiums. And there are no hooligans.

Even without Michael Ballack, FC Chelsea has 13 players in this year's World Cup tournament. Photo by Mark Freeman

And the World Cup winner is... England!

With 125 players from 26 Premier League teams in the World Cup, England proves that it has the world's strongest football league. Despite injuries to Michael Ballack and Michael Essien, Chelsea FC has the most club players in South Africa: 13.

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