WORLD CUP BRIEFS

FOOTBALL FOLLIES

AFTER a hesitant start, World Cup fever is finally gripping the globe. But not everyone is on board, like the man who was arrested for tearing down a Portuguese flag hoisted by Ronaldo fans in India because he mistook it for the emblem of a controversial Islamist group.

Deepak Elangode was arrested after angry fans confronted him in the southern state of Kerala, one of the few places in the country where soccer rivals cricket.