Two of German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn's most die hard fans, Akram Marufshonow and Musadshon Chornidow, cycled over 4,000 miles from their home country of Uzbekistan to Germany in order to get an autograph by the German star.

Kahn, who was voted MVP at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, was amazed to hear of the young fans' cross-continent journey in order to meet him and agreed to meet them in Berlin.

A hotel is banning its employees from uttering the word "football" so those sick to death of World Cup mania can have some peace. Any guest who overhears a member of the staff say the word gets a free glass of champagne.

"The bookings are starting to stream in," says Mike Bevans, manager of the Linthwaite House Hotel in London's Lake District, one of England's most popular tourist destinations.

Police in Berlin shut down a downtown street and evacuated a building after a possibly dangerous find.

German police are now apologizing after claiming a tree stump, discovered by construction workers, was an unexploded bomb from World War II.

A brothel in Berlin, Germany is offering special deals for customers who are virgins.

A brothel in the Kreuzberg district is charging 60 euros ($76) for half an hour of sex with prostitutes who are trained in dealing with customers who've never had sex before.

British soccer fans are getting some official help before they travel to Germany for the World Cup.

The U.K. Foreign Office will help teach Englishmen German versions of terrace chants to sing in Berlin, as well as explaining some rules, and giving helpful translations.