Muhammad Shagari of Nigeria reacts after their FIFA U-20 World Cup soccer match defeat to Germany in Suez October 7, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Muhammad Shagari of Nigeria reacts after their FIFA U-20 World Cup soccer match defeat to Germany in Suez October 7, 2009.

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  1. Marseille defender Taye Taiwo, of Nigeria, waves to his fans after the Champions League, group C, soccer match between AC Milan and Marseille at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.

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  1. Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter talk during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009. The party was to celebrate Blatter's conferment of a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in the spring.
  2. Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter hold soccer uniforms with their names printed on during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009. The party was to celebrate Blatter's conferment of a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in the spring.
  3. BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Aaron Hughes of Northern Ireland reads out a FIFA fairplay statement before kick off during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Northern Ireland and Slovakia at Windsor Park on September 9, 2009 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  4. Football Association of Wales President Philip Pritchard, left, with FIFA President Sepp Blatter unveil a commemorative plaque as they open the new sports training facility at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Hensol, Wales, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009.
  5. The stage area is prepared ahead of the FIFA Soccer World Cup draw, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Cape Town will host a FIFA Soccer World Cup draw on Dec. 4, 2009, for the World Cup tournament.
  6. The stage area is prepared ahead of the FIFA Soccer World Cup draw, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Cape Town will host a FIFA Soccer World Cup draw on Dec. 4, 2009, for the World Cup tournament.
  7. The stage area is prepared ahead of the FIFA Soccer World Cup draw, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Cape Town will host a FIFA Soccer World Cup draw on Dec. 4, 2009, for the World Cup tournament.
  8. A general view of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup draw stage in Cape Town November 26, 2009. The draw will take place on December 4 and is expected to be broadcast live to more than 200 countries.
  9. A general view of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup draw stage in Cape Town November 26, 2009. The draw will take place on December 4 and is expected to be broadcast live to more than 200 countries.
  10. George Mazarakis, producer of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Draw broadcast, gives journalists a preview of the draw stage in Cape Town November 26, 2009. The draw will take place on December 4.
  11. George Mazarakis, producer of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Draw broadcast, gives journalists a preview of the draw stage in Cape Town November 26, 2009. The draw will take place on December 4.
  12. A FIFA 2010 World Cup coin is seen during the launch at the Soccer City stadium outside Johannesburg November 23, 2009. The South African Mint Company on Monday unveiled the Soccer City FIFA 2010 World Cup coin at the site of the stadium that is due to host the first and final matches of the tournament in June next year. The pure gold and silver 2010 celebratory coins series features three stadia, with the first being the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, the Soccer City stadium in Soweto and the Greenpoint stadium in Cape Town.
  13. Fireworks light the sky following the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final match between Brazil and Switzerland in Dubai November 22, 2009.
  14. Fireworks light the sky following the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final match between Brazil and Switzerland in Dubai November 22, 2009.
  15. Angelo Schirinzl (R) of Switzerland vies for the ball with Buru of Brazil during the final match of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai November 22, 2009.
  16. Mo Jaeggy (L) of Switzerland vies for the ball with Benjamin of Brazil during the final match of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai November 22, 2009.

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  1. Germany's Vanessa Low competes in the women's long jump during International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation World Games 2009 in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. More than 800 physically disabled athletes from 43 countries are participating in the week long event, organizers said.
  2. Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (R) and his Lithuanian counterpart Dalia Grybauskaite lay flowers at a monument for Holodomor victims in Kiev, November 26, 2009. During the 'Holodomor', or famine of 1932-33, in which historians believe 7.5 million died, millions were left to starve in their homes throughout Ukraine as Soviet authorities trying to bring independent farmers to their knees imposed impossible harvest quotas and requisitioned grain and livestock. Soviet authorities denied for decades that the famine had even occurred.
  3. Phra Athikansadaeng Premasilo, a 77-year-old abbot of Wat Dong Wai temple, is pictured at the temple in the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok November 26, 2009. Thai police promised to get tough with criminals who steal historic artefacts for the international market after a spate of thefts from the old capital of Ayuthaya outraged the public in the Buddhist country. To match Reuters Life! THAILAND-STATUES.
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  5. Phra Athikansadaeng Premasilo, a 77-year-old abbot of Wat Dong Wai temple, is pictured at the temple in the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok November 26, 2009. Thai police promised to get tough with criminals who steal historic artefacts for the international market after a spate of thefts from the old capital of Ayuthaya outraged the public in the Buddhist country. To match Reuters Life! THAILAND-STATUES.
  6. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: The Rockettes perform during the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, 2009 in New York, New York. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
  7. Britain's Andy Murray serves a ball to Fernando Verdasco of Spain during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  8. Fernando Verdasco of Spain serves to Britain's Andy Murray during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  9. The pedestrian area in the center of the village of Gstaad Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 where film director Roman Polanski has a chalet. Polanski will be placed under house arrest at his Alpine chalet as soon as possible, the Swiss Justice Ministry said Thursday, announcing it would not appeal a court's decision to release the 76-year-old director on bail. The ministry said it was still deciding whether to extradite Polanski to the United States, where authorities in Los Angeles want him sentenced for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.
  10. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: The cast of 'Shrek' perform at the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, 2009 in New York, New York. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
  11. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: The Rockettes perform during the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, 2009 in New York, New York. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
  12. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: A general view of the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, 2009 in New York, New York. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
  13. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: The cast of 'Hair' perform at the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, 2009 in New York, New York. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
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  15. A woman places a candle outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of the terrorist attacks, on the first anniversary of the attacks in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. 10 militants with assault rifles fanned out across Mumbai last Nov. 26, 2008, attacking a train station, hotels, and other targets, paralyzing India's financial capital and shocking the country killing 166 people.
  16. People hold candles in front of the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of the 2008 terror attacks, on the first anniversary of the attacks in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. 10 militants with assault rifles fanned out across Mumbai last Nov. 26, 2008 attacking a train station, hotels, and other targets, paralyzing India's financial capital and shocking the country killing 166 people.