In other World Cup news:
- Wayne Rooney insists that there was no intent in his groin stomp on Ricardo Carvalho and that he bears no ill will toward Christiano Ronaldo, who taunted him before the game, intervened to demand a red card for the afforementioned nut stamping, then winked to the Portugal bench when Rooney was dismissed.
- German midfielder Torsten Frings has been suspended for the semi-final due to his role in the fracas following the home nation's penalty kick shootout victory over Argentina. Apparently Frings was caught on television throwing a haymaker at Julio Cruz.
- Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos, who did his best impression of a cone on Thierry Henry's game-winning goal, has retired from international competition, joining teammate Juninho Pernambucano.
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