■ Garbage
S Koreans surprise cleaners
Street cleaners in the World Cup city of Leipzig got a pleasant surprise on Monday morning when they discovered South Korean fans had done their work for them. After celebrating the team's 1-1 draw with 1998 champions France in the eastern German city late on Sunday, the fans cleared plastic cups and waste paper into garbage bags before the cleaners arrived for work at 5am. "It was great. It made our work much easier," said Ute Brueckner, a spokeswoman for the city cleaning service. The cleaners finished their work about two hours earlier than normal thanks to the Koreans' help, she added.
■ France
Cisse needs African healing
France striker Djibril Cisse should return to Africa to seek traditional healing after a broken leg stopped him from playing in the World Cup, his father said on Monday. "I think he should turn to his roots to get his form back and to be at peace with himself," Mangue Cisse told Senegal's official news agency APS. "We are Africans and there are things known only to us," the father of the Liverpool striker added. Cisse, who is from Ivory Coast, missed the Euro 2004 tournament because of injuries and had to skip this year's World Cup after he broke his leg during a warm-up game against China a day before his team left for Germany. "You should recognize that he has a lot of problems and the solution can be found here in Africa, notably in Ivory Coast close to his family," said his father, who played soccer for Arles in the French second division.
■ England
Relax, Blair suggests
British Prime Minister Tony Blair swapped politics for soccer in a guest appearance on a call-in radio show for World Cup fans on Monday. The secret for England's success in Germany was for the players to relax, Blair advised. "They just need to get out there and enjoy their football," he said. Asked about England's two unimpressive victories so far in Group B, Blair said: "If you don't play good football, then you won't win [the trophy] because in the end you're up against sides who are too good."
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