Jul. 13 - France has a case of summer blues over its World Cup defeat but Zidane's head-butt on Materazzi in the final is already the subject of a song that aims to be a holiday hit.

Jul. 12 - The World Cup may be over, but the opportunity to own a memento piece of it isn't.

Jul. 10 - Rome greets the Italian World Cup winners at a massive open air party.

Jul. 10 - Italy's World Cup winners have returned home to a triumphant heroes welcome from an entire nation.

Jul. 10 - The French were not the only ones to taste the bitterness of defeat on Sunday (July 9) when their national soccer team lost 5-3 on penalties to Italy in the World Cup final.

Jul. 10 - Shame about the football.

Jul. 10 - Zinedine Zidane's ignominious exit from the World Cup final has divided French opinion on the man known as 'Zizou'

Jul. 10 - Rome awaits the jubilant return of Italy's World Cup winners on home soil. Reuters correspondent Rachel Sanderson sends this report from the Circus Maximus.

Jul. 10 - The host country Germany only finished third in the World Cup but has won the hearts of many foreign guests.

Jul. 9 - Hundreds of thousands of Germans waving flags have gathered at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to pay tribute to their World Cup team.