Article: How to escape the World Cup Thirty two football teams from five continents have embarked on a marathon tournament of 64 matches at ten venues around France in 33 days. If that thought plunges you into despair, how can you escape it? ALISON HANDLEY reports.

Article: Football: A football free zone; WORLD ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  May 29, 2006 ;     430 words ...A HOTEL which has banned the World Cup has been inundated with bookings from "football widows". Women ... F" word for the duration of the tournament. And instead of World Cup games, TVs in the hotel will show re-runs of Dirty Dancing ...

Article: Footy free zone; ENGLAND'S GOING WORLD ...
The Mirror (London, England);  June 8, 2006 ;     381 words ...IF you're tired of all the team talk and weary of Wayne's worries - don't panic. There's more to life than footy and there's much more to the the Daily Mirror, too. We'll still be bringing you the best exclusive news, real-life stories, celebrity gossip and incisive comment. PLUS, in your

Article: How to escape the World Cup; Thirty two football ...
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  June 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... 1995, is an official World Cup Free Zone. OUT go football shirts ... word or two about the World Cup will be fined 20p, with ... says: "Although the World Cup is unlikely to be the ... sure you have a TV-free zone at least once a day ...

Article: How to escape the World Cup
Evening Mail;  June 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Shepherd was well prepared for the World Cup at his pub in Kings Heath. But ... opened in 1995, is an official World Cup Free Zone. OUT go football shirts, live ... sneaking a word or two about the World Cup will be fined 20p, with all the ...

Article: How to escape the World Cup.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  June 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Shepherd was well prepared for the World Cup at his pub in Kings Heath. But ... opened in 1995, is an official World Cup Free Zone. OUT go football shirts, live ... sneaking a word or two about the World Cup will be fined 20p, with all the ...

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The Racing Post (London, England);  May 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... should provide something like a World Cup-free environment. Disadvantages ... a sheep for a girlfriend) but World Cup drivel should be minimal and what ... Baffinland. Fresh air. Open spaces. World Cup Free Zone. No chicks - but you can't have ...

Article: Hibees fan Nicola bars the World Cup from .. her ...
Evening News - Scotland;  June 18, 1998 ;     594 words ... ... revival bar Flares has declared it a World Cup free zone. Talk of the beautiful game is ... so they can escape it. "The World Cup is very 'in your face' at the ... probably the best fans in the World Cup, and we're being banned from ...