1.   Hodler added that he had warned the Japanese organisers about the possible dangers, including problems at venues.

2.   FIFA is to set up a council to review the fiasco over unsold World Cup tickets, Japanese organisers said Thursday.

3.   Japanese organisers are now being allowed to sell tickets by phone in a bid to help fill the stadiums.

4.   Japanese organisers are now selling tickets for remaining first-round matches by telephone because of problems there.

5.   Japanese organisers started a race against time on Saturday to find a replacement for Argentina in the Kirin Cup.

6.   Japanese organisers are now selling tickets for remaining first round matches by telephone because of problems there.

7.   Mansoor claimed that the false starts were a premeditated plot by the Japanese organisers to eject him from the race.