"world cup" news and stories

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So, beer lovers and soccer fans, have you been dutifully tasting all 32 of those beers we chose a couple weeks ago to represent each country playing in the World Cup?

Last week, voting opened for Slashfood's 2010 World Cup Beer Tournament across two days and our polls were flooded with your responses for beer picks. Today, before the real Knockout Round begins in the world of soccer, we announce our Round of 16 beers that have advanced thanks to your votes. (Click on the chart to enlarge.)

You'll have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29 to weigh in on which beers you think should advance to the Quarter-Finals. Since you're only voting for 8 beers this go-round, we encourage voting by the polls (after the jump) or via Twitter or Facebook (follow us there if you're not already!).

Need a beer refresher? Josh Bernstein gives an in depth look at all 32 beers in the brackets.

Vote for your favorite beer(s) after the jump, via Twitter or on Facebook.

Here's one of the more bizarre stories to emerge from this year's international soccer madness: in honor of the World Cup and its host country, a restaurant in Mesa, Arizona is serving up burgers made from lion meat. (It's dubious what kind of "honor" it is for a restaurant half a world away to be taking one of Africa's most iconic and threatened species and tossing it in a meat grinder.)

Apparently sensing that the burger wouldn't be a roaring hit with animal-rights folks, owner Cameron Selogie of Il Vinaio opted to keep the special off the sandwich board and on the down low, announcing it to a select list of restaurant regulars via email. Turns out one of the regulars is an animal lover (who, it seems, doesn't seem to mind Il Vinaio's other occasional gamey offerings, such as wild boar), and she alerted the press.

Now the story has been picked up as far away as the UK, with CNNMoney.com launching an investigation into the source of the big cat meat. Selogie claimed his lion had come from a "free-range" farm in Illinois (sure, you know, that famous lion farm south of Chicago...), but it turns out the source is some shady guy who runs a "skinning operation."

Yuck.

If you've got the stomach, you can check out all the sordid details at CNNMoney.com.

Designed by Elizabeth Hait

Last week, we announced Slashfood's 2010 World Cup Beer Tournament -- yesterday, round one of voting began with groups A through D. After the jump, vote for your favorite beer in each group for groups E through H. (And if you haven't already, be sure to vote for beers in groups A through D!) In this first round, two winners will advance from each group -- with a total of 16 beers advancing. Polls will close on Monday, June 21st; results will be posted on Slashfood Wednesday, June 23rd.

Need a beer refresher? Josh Bernstein gives an in depth look at all 32 beers in the brackets (click on chart to enlarge).

Vote for your favorite beer(s) after the jump.

Designed by Elizabeth Hait

Last week, we announced Slashfood's 2010 World Cup Beer Tournament -- today begins round one of voting. After the jump, vote for your favorite beer in each group. The first round will pick two winners from each group -- a total of 16 beers will advance. Polls will close on Monday, June 21st; results will be posted on Slashfood that Wednesday.

Need a beer refresher? Josh Bernstein gives an in depth look at all 32 beers in the brackets (click on chart to enlarge).

Vote for your favorite beer(s) after the jump.

Designed by Elizabeth Hait

With the World Cup in full swing (games started early this morning), we wanted to hop on the soccer bandwagon Slashfood-style -- and that means a little something to drink, of course... In this case, we chose beers from around the world. Thirty-two countries, 32 different beers -- one for each country represented in the games -- all hand picked by our beer guru, Josh Bernstein.

Starting next Wednesday, Slashfood is starting it's own little tournament -- the Slashfood 2010 World Cup Beer Bracket. That morning, we'll open up the polls on Facebook and Twitter to see which beer you think should make it to the finals.

After the jump, get a head start on your picks with an in depth look at all 32 beers we'll be using for the tourney. Don't forget, the first round picks two winners from each group. A total of 16 beers will advance.

For complete World Cup Coverage, head over to Fanhouse.