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World Cup gets Mug-ged

Fri Nov 27 04:32PM

Some pretty irritating characters have got their hands on the World Cup over the years - Rudi Voeller, Franck Leboeuf and Rivaldo spring most readily to mind. But none have been as unpleasant as Zimbabwean 'president' Robert Mugabe, who took time out from wrecking his country's economy to lift the trophy as the World Cup's tour…More

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